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Fashoda syndrome

Fashoda syndrome noun: a tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.

Noun

Fashoda syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.
    Synonyms:
    Fashoda complex

Synonyms of Fashoda syndrome

Origin of Fashoda syndrome

In reference to the Fashoda Incident, considered to be the climax of the imperial territorial disputes between the United Kingdom and France in Eastern Africa.

Questions about Fashoda syndrome

What does Fashoda syndrome mean?
Fashoda syndrome means a tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.
What part of speech is Fashoda syndrome?
Fashoda syndrome is a noun.

Words near Fashoda syndrome in the dictionary

  1. fashjacketing
  2. fashjackets
  3. fasho
  4. Fashoda
  5. Fashoda complex
  6. Fashoda syndrome
  7. fashos
  8. fashous
  9. fashun
  10. fashwave
  11. fashy

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