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Luganda
Pronunciation
Noun
eggombolola (class V, plural amagombolola, base state ggombolola, plural base state magombolola)
- subcounty, county
Usage notes
When used to describe subdivisions of a ssaza in Uganda, it is translated as "subcounty". However, in a United States context, essaza corresponds to "state" and eggombolola is translated as "county".
References
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90