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PRONUNCIATION OF UJIJI

Ujiji  [uːˈdʒiːdʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UJIJI

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Ujiji is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UJIJI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ujiji

Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania, located about 6 miles south of Kigoma. In 1900, the population was estimated at 10,000 and in 1967 about 4,100. Part of the Kigoma/Ujiji urban area, the regional population was about 50,000 in 1978. Ujiji is the place where Richard Burton and John Speke first reached the shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1858. It is the site of the famous meeting on 10 November 1871 when Henry Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone, and reputedly uttered the famous words “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Livingstone, whom many thought dead as no news had been heard of him for several years and who had only arrived back in Ujiji the day before, wrote “When my spirits were at their lowest ebb, the good Samaritan was close at hand, for one morning Susi came running at the top of his speed and gasped out, ‘An Englishman! I see him!’ and off he darted to meet him. The American flag at the head of the caravan told of the nationality of the stranger. Bales of goods, baths of tin, huge kettles, cooking pots, tents, etc., made me think, ‘This must be a luxurious traveller, and not one at his wits’ end like me.’” A monument known as the "Dr.

Definition of Ujiji in the English dictionary

The definition of Ujiji in the dictionary is a town in W Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika: a former slave and ivory centre; the place where Stanley found Livingstone in 1871. It merged with the neighbouring town of Kigoma to form Kigoma-Ujiji in the 1960s.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UJIJI


argie-bargie
ˈɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒɪ
argy-bargy
ˈɑːdʒɪˈbɑːdʒɪ
bhaji
ˈbɑːdʒɪ
chemurgy
ˈkɛmɜːdʒɪ
clergy
ˈklɜːdʒɪ
dramaturgy
ˈdræməˌtɜːdʒɪ
euge
ˈjuːdʒɪ
Fuji
ˈfuːdʒɪ
hierurgy
ˈhaɪərˌɜːdʒɪ
hydrometallurgy
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈmɛtəˌlɜːdʒɪ
Kigoma-Ujiji
kɪˈɡəʊmə uːˈdʒiːdʒɪ
Netaji
ˈneɪtɑːdʒɪ
nugae
ˈnjuːdʒɪ
orgy
ˈɔːdʒɪ
romaji
ˈrəʊmɑːdʒɪ
splurgy
ˈsplɜːdʒɪ
surgy
ˈsɜːdʒɪ
thaumaturgy
ˈθɔːməˌtɜːdʒɪ
theurgy
ˈθiːˌɜːdʒɪ
zymurgy
ˈzaɪmɜːdʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UJIJI

Uighurian
Uighuric
Uigur
Uigurian
Uiguric
uillean pipes
Uinta Mountains
uintaite
uintathere
uitlander
ujamaa village
Ujjain
Ujung Pandang
uk
UK garage
UK Overseas Territory
UKAEA
ukase
UKBA
UKCC

WORDS THAT END LIKE UJIJI

auntie-ji
basenji
Fiji
goji
Gurindji
hadji
haji
hajji
Himeji
kanji
koji
Meiji
Mount Fuji
Panaji
punji
roji
shoji
Sivaji
tolarji
uncle-ji

Synonyms and antonyms of Ujiji in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Ujiji» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UJIJI

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The translations of Ujiji from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Ujiji» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Ujiji
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ujiji
570 millions of speakers

English

Ujiji
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ujiji
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Ujiji
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ujiji
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ujiji
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ujiji
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ujiji
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ujiji
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ujiji
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Ujiji
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Ujiji
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ujiji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ujiji
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ujiji
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उजीजी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ujiji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ujiji
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ujiji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ujiji
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ujiji
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ujiji
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ujiji
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ujiji
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ujiji
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ujiji

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UJIJI»

The term «Ujiji» is normally little used and occupies the 126.256 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UJIJI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ujiji

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UJIJI»

Discover the use of Ujiji in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ujiji and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
East Africa
All long-distance buses depart from Bero bus stand on the small road turning left off Ujiji Rd just before Bero petrol station. Buy your tickets there, or at one of the booking offices signposted along the main road in the Mwanga area. To Mwanza  ...
Mary Fitzpatrick, Tim Bewer, Matthew Firestone, 2009
2
Tanzania
TRAIN For schedule and price information on the ageing and these days unreliable Central Line train from Dodoma, Tabora or Mwanza, see p361. Getting Around Dalla-dallas to Bero bus stand, Mwanga and Ujiji run throughout the day,  ...
Mary Fitzpatrick, 2010
3
Proceedings
These Arabs have long since reached the coast, and returned on other expeditions ; some of them to Ujiji, others to Cazembe. " At Ujiji we knew, from Dr. Livingstone himself, that he found a few of the things sent off years ago ; he had been ill, ...
‎1872
4
Proceedings
These Arabs have long since reached the coast, and returned on other expeditions ; some of them to Ujiji, others to Cazembe. K At Ujiji we knew, from Dr . Livingstone himself, that he found a few of the tbings sent off years ago ; he had been ill, ...
Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), 1872
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The Demographics of Empire: The Colonial Order and the ...
Jane Moir, A Lady's Letters from Central Africa: A Journey from Mandala, Shire Highlands to Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika and Back in 1890 (Blantyre, Malawi: Central Africana, 1991), 31–32. Stephen Rockel, “Caravan Porters of the Nyika: Labour ...
Karl Ittmann, Dennis D. Cordell, Gregory H. Maddox, 2010
6
Dance and Society in Eastern Africa, 1890-1970: The Beni Ngoma
What these 'powerful associations' were and how they developed was partly illuminated by the tragically uncompleted research of E. L. K. Kabbembo, who was killed in a car crash while working on the faction history of Ujiji-Kigoma. According ...
Terence O. Ranger, 1975
7
Riley's Island: And the Magical, Mystical, Simply ...
Wednesday, November 8, 1871. Then I set the place where we wanted to go— Ujiji, Africa on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Quico began to laugh. “What's so funny,” I asked. “Ujiji?” he said and laughed some more. “That's the silliest name for ...
J. P. Mason, 2013
8
Missionary to Tanganyika 1877-1888
stations on healthy elevations) there are few, if any, positions healthier than Ujiji. It is situated on one of the few small stretches of east and west coast, a position which opens the neighbourhood to the healthy influences of the southerly winds.
Edward Coode Hore, James B. Wolf, 1971
9
Fipa Families: Reproduction and Catholic Evangelization in ...
Council Notes, Ujiji seminary 1930–1950, 28 April 1935, 10 December 1939, WFRH. We will see below sometimes students did enter seminary from the central school. See Council Notes, Ujiji seminary 1930–1950, 3 December 1939, WFRH.
Kathleen R. Smythe, 2006
10
An Economic History of Tropical Africa: Volume One : The ...
From Tabora it continued westward to Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika. The total travelling distance by this route from the coast to Ujiji. 'prolonged by the sinuosities of the road'. was 955 statute miles; it took Burton and Speke some 7% months to ...
J.M. Konczacki, Z.A. Konczacki, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UJIJI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ujiji is used in the context of the following news items.
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A rare book by distinguished Scottish explorer David Livingstone is …
The Scot had gone to Africa attempting to find the source of the Nile before he was found by Stanley, in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, in present-day Tanzania. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
2
Cholera vaccines sent to Tanzania
... and identified villages such as Kagunga, Karago and Kigoma Ujiji,” says Dr Rufaro Chatora, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for Tanzania. «Outbreak News Today, Jun 15»
3
AT keen on Rio Olympics preps.
Gidabuday said plans are underway to organise a fund raising walk from Ujiji to Dar es Salaam. He also said as part of its fundraising strategy a marketing film ... «IPPmedia, Apr 15»
4
Dar holds public farewell for Easter Mass lightning victims.
Coffins bearing the bodies of the eight people struck dead by lightning during a rainstorm in Kigoma-Ujiji on Tuesday lined up at Kibirizi Primary School ready for ... «IPPmedia, Apr 15»
5
Lightning kills eight people in 2 Kigoma wards.
... including six pupils, died on the spot while 15 others were injured after being struck by lightning in Kibirizi and Bangwe wards of Kigoma Ujiji Municipality. «IPPmedia, Apr 15»
6
Tourismus: Die Schimpansen sind zurück - Burundis unbekannte …
Doch: Die Begegnung fand zwei Wochen früher in Ujiji in Tansania statt. In Mugere verbrachten beide zwei Nächte in einer Hütte des Dorfchefs Mukamba, ... «FOCUS Online, Apr 15»
7
Dr. Livingstone meets Stanley
About 7 kms from Kigoma town, is the oldest town in western Tanzania, Ujiji that houses a cultural educational backdrop. Stretching for nearly one kilometer in ... «East African Business Week, Mar 15»
8
Decoding the Lost Diary of David Livingstone
An illustration based on Livingstone's materials depicts the famous meeting of Livingston and Stanley at Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika in Africa. (Bettmann/CORBIS). «Smithsonian, Nov 14»
9
Dr. Livingstone's walk along Tabora
Dr. Livingstone had been 'lost' for six years when journalist Stanley marched into Ujiji with a long line of porters, a huge collection of supplies and medicine. «East African Business Week, Nov 14»
10
Airtel Book Aid roots for learning of science subjects
Handing over science books to Ujiji municipal Education Officer Yalagwila Gwimo for use by Gungu Secondary School in Kigoma, Airtel's Corporate Social ... «IPPmedia, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ujiji [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ujiji>. Apr 2024 ».
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