Fashoda
[ fuh-shoh-duh ]
/ fəˈʃoʊ də /
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noun
a village in the SE Sudan, on the White Nile: conflict of British and French colonial interests 1898 (Fashoda Incident ).
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Fashoda
/ (fəˈʃəʊdə) /
noun
a small town in SE Sudan: scene of a diplomatic incident (1898) in which French occupation of the fort at Fashoda caused a crisis between France and Great BritainModern name: Kodok
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