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Luganda
Pronunciation
Noun
essaza (class V, plural amasaza, base state ssaza, plural base state masaza)
- county
Buddu ssaza mu bwakabaka bwa Buganda obusangibwa mu ggwanga lya Uganda.- Buddu is a county in the Kingdom of Buganda located in the country of Uganda.
- state
New Madrid County, Missouri ye eggombolola erisangibwa mu ssaza ly'e Missouri mu nsi ya United States of America.- New Madrid County, Missouri, is a county located in the state of Missouri in the United States of America.
Usage notes
When used to describe the administrative division of Uganda between a district (disitulikit) and a subcounty (eggombolola), essaza is translated as "county". In a US context, however, it corresponds to the term "state".
References
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295