U.S. National Library of Medicine
         n 1: the world's largest medical library [syn: {National Library
               of Medicine}, {United States National Library of Medicine},
               {U.S. National Library of Medicine}]

English Dictionary: Uganda	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
U.S. Senate n the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States Senate}, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uganda n a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 Synonym(s): Uganda, Republic of Uganda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ugandan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; "Ugandan game parks" n a native or inhabitant of Uganda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ugandan monetary unit n monetary unit in Uganda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ugandan shilling n the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents [syn: Ugandan shilling, shilling]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Senate n the upper house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States Senate}, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,       OHG. nezz[8b]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[84]lde, Sw. n[84]ssla;       cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)       A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp       hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.       {Urtica gracitis} is common in the Northern, and {U.       cham[91]dryoides} in the Southern, United States. the common       European species, {U. urens} and {U. dioica}, are also found       in the Eastern united States. {U. pilulifera} is the Roman       nettle of England.          Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related                to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:          {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus             {Laportea} (as {L. gigas} and {L. moroides}); -- also             called {nettle tree}.          {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See             under {Hemp}.          {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of             {Lamium}.          {False nettle} ({B[91]hmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in             the United States, and related to the true nettles.          {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}.          {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}.          {nettle tree}.       (a) Same as {Hackberry}.       (b) See {Australian nettle} (above).          {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge             family ({Jatropha urens}).          {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings             severely, and is related to the true nettles.          {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and             used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.          {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the             effects of whipping with nettles.          {Sea nettle} (Zo[94]l.), a medusa.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usant \Us"ant\, a. [OF.]       Using; accustomed. [Obs.] [bd]Usant for to steal.[b8]       --Chaucer.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Usenet /yoos'net/ or /yooz'net/ n.   [from `Users' Network'; the    original spelling was USENET, but the mixed-case form is now widely    preferred] A distributed {bboard} (bulletin board) system supported    mainly by Unix machines.   Originally implemented in 1979-1980 by    Steve Bellovin, Jim Ellis, Tom Truscott, and Steve Daniel at Duke    University, it has swiftly grown to become international in scope    and is now probably the largest decentralized information utility in    existence.   As of early 1996, it hosts over 10,000 {newsgroup}s and    an average of over 500 megabytes (the equivalent of several thousand    paper pages) of new technical articles, news, discussion, chatter,    and {flamage} every day (and that leaves out the graphics...).          By the year the Internet hit the mainstream (1994) the original    UUCP transport for Usenet was fading out of use (see {UUCPNET}) -    almost all Usenet connections were over Internet links.   A lot of    newbies and journalists began to refer to "Internet newsgroups" as    though Usenet was and always had been just another Internet service.    This ignorance greatly annoys experienced Usenetters.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Usenet Death Penalty   [Usenet] A sanction against sites that    habitually spew Usenet {spam}. This can be either passive or active.    A passive UDP refers to the dropping of all postings by a    particular domain so as to inhibit propagation.   An active UDP    refers to third-party cancellation of all postings by the UDPed    domain.   A partial UDP is one which applies only to certain    newsgroups or hierarchies in Usenet.   Compare {Internet Death    Penalty}, with which this term is sometimes confused.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
USAModSim          United States Army {ModSim} compiler.          Version 1.0 runs on {SPARC}/{SunOS}, {Silicon Graphics},       {MS-DOS}.          {(ftp://max.cecer.army.mil/ftp/isle)}.          E-mail: Charles Herring .          (1993-12-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
usa.net          {Internet Express}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Usenet          /yoos'net/ or /yooz'net/ (Or "Usenet news", from       "Users' Network") A distributed {bulletin board} system and       the people who post and read articles thereon.   Originally       implemented in 1979 - 1980 by Steve Bellovin, Jim Ellis, Tom       Truscott, and Steve Daniel at Duke University, and supported       mainly by {Unix} machines, it swiftly grew to become       international in scope and, before the advent of the       {World-Wide Web}, probably the largest decentralised       information utility in existence.          Usenet encompasses government agencies, universities, high       schools, businesses of all sizes, and home computers of all       descriptions.   In the beginning, not all Usenet hosts were on       the Internet.   As of early 1993, it hosted over 1200       {newsgroups} ("groups" for short) and an average of 40       megabytes (the equivalent of several thousand paper pages) of       new technical articles, news, discussion, chatter, and       {flamage} every day.   By November 1999, the number of groups       had grown to over 37,000.          To join in you originally needed a {news reader} program but       there are now several web gateways such as {Deja       (http://www.deja.com/)}.   Several {web browsers} include news       readers and {URL}s beginning "news:" refer to Usenet       newsgroups.          {Network News Transfer Protocol} is a {protocol} used to       transfer news articles between a news {server} and a {news       reader}.   The {uucp} {protocol} was sometimes used to transfer       articles between servers, though this is probably rare now       that most sites are on the {Internet}.          {Stanford University} runs a service to send news articles by       {electronic mail}.   Send electronic mail to       with "help" in the message body.       [Still?   URL?]          {(http://www.openmarket.com/info/internet-index/current-sources.html)}.          {Notes on news       (http://www.ifi.uio.no/~larsi/notes/notes.html)} by Lars Magne       Ingebrigtsen .          [Gene Spafford , "What is Usenet?",       regular posting to {news:news.announce.newusers}].          (1999-12-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Usenet news          {Usenet}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Usenetter          A (regular) user of {Usenet}.          (1996-09-08)
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Uganda       Uganda:Geography       Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 236,040 sq km    land area: 199,710 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon       Land boundaries: total 2,698 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan    435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km       Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to    February, June to August); semiarid in northeast       Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains       Natural resources: copper, cobalt, limestone, salt       Land use:    arable land: 23%    permanent crops: 9%    meadows and pastures: 25%    forest and woodland: 30%    other: 13%       Irrigated land: 90 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use;    deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear    Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified -    Environmental Modification       Note: landlocked       Uganda:People       Population: 19,573,262 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 49% (female 4,792,164; male 4,834,757)    15-64 years: 49% (female 4,802,650; male 4,704,159)    65 years and over: 2% (female 215,648; male 223,884) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.25% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 48.03 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 24.35 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring    countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of    100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many of    the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home       Infant mortality rate: 112.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 36.58 years    male: 36.26 years    female: 36.91 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Ugandan(s)    adjective: Ugandan       Ethnic divisions: Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%, Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%,    Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro 3%,    Batobo 3%, European, Asian, Arab 1%, other 23%       Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous    beliefs 18%       Languages: English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages,    Nilotic languages       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1991)    total population: 56%    male: 68%    female: 45%       Labor force: 4.5 million (est.)    by occupation: agriculture over 80%       Uganda:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Uganda    conventional short form: Uganda       Digraph: UG       Type: republic       Capital: Kampala       Administrative divisions: 39 districts; Apac, Arua, Bundibugyo,    Bushenyi, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala,    Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum,    Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto,    Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai,    Rukungiri, Sototi, Tororo       Independence: 9 October 1962 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 9 October (1962)       Constitution: 8 September 1967, in process of constitutional revision       Legal system: government plans to restore system based on English    common law and customary law and reinstitute a normal judicial system;    accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29    January 1986); Vice President Dr. Specioza Wandira KAZIBWE (since 18    November 1994)    head of government: Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November    1994)    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president       Legislative branch: unicameral    National Resistance Council: elections last held 28 March 1993 (next    to be held end of 1995); results - 284 non-partisan delegates elected    to an interim Constituent Assembly with the principal task of writing    a final draft of a new constitution for Uganda on the basis of which a    regular Constituent Assembly will be elected    note: first free and fair election in 30 years is to be held by end of    1995       Judicial branch: Court of Appeal, High Court       Political parties and leaders: only party - National Resistance    Movement (NRM), Yoweri MUSEVENI    note: Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic Party    (DP), Paul SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP), Joshua S.    MAYANJA-NKANGI continue to exist but are all proscribed from    conducting public political activities       Other political or pressure groups: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA);    Ruwenzori Movement       Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,    ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGADD, ILO, IMF,    INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC,    PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,    WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI    chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011    telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416    FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador E. Michael SOUTHWICK    embassy: Parliament Avenue, Kampala    mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala    telephone: [256] (41) 259792, 259793, 259795    FAX: [256] (41) 259794       Flag: six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black,    yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and    depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the staff    side       Economy       Overview: Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile    soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and    cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy,    employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee is the major export crop    and accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986 the    government - with the support of foreign countries and international    agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by    undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops,    increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service    wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation    and boosting production and export earnings. In 1990-94, the economy    turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the    rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production    and exports, and gradually improving domestic security. The economy    again prospered in 1994 with rapid growth, low inflation, growing    foreign investment, a trimmed bureaucracy, and the continued return of    exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $16.2 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 6% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $850 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5% (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $365 million    expenditures: $545 million, including capital expenditures of $165    million (1989 est.)       Exports: $237 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: coffee 97%, cotton, tea    partners: US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%       Imports: $696 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.)    commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods,    metals, transportation equipment, food    partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%       External debt: $2.9 billion (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 1.5% (1992); accounts for 5% of GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 160,000 kW    production: 780 million kWh    consumption per capita: 32 kWh (1993)       Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement       Agriculture: mainly subsistence; accounts for 57% of GDP and over 80%    of labor force; cash crops - coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco; food crops    - cassava, potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; livestock products - beef,    goat meat, milk, poultry; self-sufficient in food       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (1970-89), $145 million;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $1.4 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $60 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $169 million       Currency: 1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,195 (December    1994), 1,195.0 (1993), 1.133.8 (1992), 734.0 (1991), 428.85 (1990),    223.1 (1989)       Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June       Uganda:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 1,300 km single track    narrow gauge: 1,300 km 1.000-m-gauge       Highways:    total: 26,200 km    paved: 1,970 km    unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 5,849 km; earth, tracks 18,381 km       Inland waterways: Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George,    Lake Edward; Victoria Nile, Albert Nile; principal inland water ports    are at Jinja and Port Bell, both on Lake Victoria       Ports: Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell       Merchant marine:    total: 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling    5,091 GRT/NA DWT       Airports:    total: 29    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 3    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 9    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 6    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 9       Uganda:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones; fair system    local: NA    intercity: microwave and radio communications stations    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 0, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 9    televisions: NA       Uganda:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Wing       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 4,231,019; males fit for    military service 2,298,654 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 1.7% of    budget (FY93/94)