Agojie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Agojie
First recorded in 2022; from Fon
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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
“The training camp of the Agojie was one mile from my hometown,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood from a screenplay by Dana Stevens, “The Woman King” focuses on the Agojie, an all-female warrior troop in Africa in the 1800s.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
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