"Jinja" meaning in English

See Jinja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Jinja
  1. A city and district at the north end of Lake Victoria, Uganda. Categories (place): Cities in Uganda, Districts of Uganda, Places in Uganda
    Sense id: en-Jinja-en-name-kegUGsrT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "If cities ailed, Jinja had sleeping sickness. Idi Amin’s sudden expulsion of whites and Asians back in 1972 had hit the city harder than anywhere else. In just over a decade, Jinja’s status as the country’s largest industrial city had become questionable.",
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