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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Modern name Ko·dok

[koh-dok]. /ˈkoʊ dɒk/.

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How to use Fashoda in a sentence

I put Fashoda first, because the incident came perilously near embroiling us in war with France.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
A dispute with Great Britain arose, and it was decided that the expedition should evacuate Fashoda.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
An Egyptian military post was established at Fashoda in 1865.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
Marchand will leave Fashoda for Cairo, where he will await the instructions of the Government.
My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil

The news has come that Marchand left Fashoda on the eleventh.
My Memoirs|Marguerite Steinheil

British Dictionary definitions for Fashoda

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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