Agojie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Agojie
First recorded in 2022; from Fon
Example Sentences
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In “The Woman King,” Viola Davis is the head of the Agojie, an all-female unit of warriors who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
At the same time the character journeys were developing, I was deep into research about 200 years of Agojie history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
The film centers on the Agojie, the female warriors of the kingdom of Dahomey, in what is now Benin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
Davis did, along with Thuso Mbedu's journey as Nawi, a dismissed young woman who joins the Agojie after her parents throw her to the king's mercy.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022
The film, about the Agojie, the all-female army of the Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa in the 1800s, got glowing reviews after its debut at the Toronto Film Festival.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
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