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Shoa

1 American  
[shoh-uh] / ˈʃoʊ ə /
Or Shoah

noun

  1. the Holocaust.


Shoa 2 American  
[shoh-ah] / ˈʃoʊ ɑ /

noun

  1. a former kingdom in E Africa: now a province of Ethiopia. 25,290 sq. mi. (65,501 sq. km). Addis Ababa.


Etymology

Origin of Shoa

From Hebrew

Example Sentences

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Mr Shoa, from London, was a graffiti artist before he trained as a painter.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2024

Mr Shoa said it was a "dream come true" that his work would appear alongside artists including Rembrandt and Lucian Freud.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2024

Mr Shoa said the art world had evolved and got better at promoting the work of artists from ethnic minorities.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2024

"I noticed that survivors of the Shoa, their relatives and descendants, lost the taste of their childhood," she said.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2022

In Shoa, the silver sword is the emblem of rank and authority, and it is girded on the loins of none but those who enjoy an exalted place in the sovereign’s favour.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris

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