Pronunciation: rü- ' än-dä-ü- ' rün-d ē
Variant: or Belgian East Africa
Function: geographical name
former trust territory E cen Africa bordering on Lake Tanganyika & comprising two districts, Ruanda (capital Kigali) & Urundi (capital Usumbura), administered by Belgium under League of Nations mandate 1919-45 & under U.N. trusteeship 1946-62 capital Usumbura ― see BURUNDI , RWANDA