Fashoda is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Fashoda in a sentence
Fashoda meaning
Former name of Kodok.
Using Fashoda
- The main meaning on this page is: Former name of Kodok.
- In the example corpus, fashoda often appears in combinations such as: the fashoda, fashoda incident, lewis fashoda.
Context around Fashoda
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fashoda
- In this selection, "fashoda" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lewis and incident stand out and add context to how "fashoda" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the fashoda incident developed and hunger in fashoda state in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fashoda" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fashoda
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An international conflict known as the Fashoda incident developed between France and the United Kingdom over these areas. (18 words)
There is a looming hunger in Fashoda state in the greater Upper Nile region due crop failure last year, according to authorities. (22 words)
Lewis, Fashoda, p. 117. The Ethiopian forces positioned themselves on the hills overlooking the Adwa valley, in perfect position to receive the Italians, who were exposed and vulnerable to crossfire. (30 words)
The most dangerous episode was the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when French troops tried to claim an area in the Southern Sudan, and a British force purporting to be acting in the interests of the Khedive of Egypt arrived. (39 words)
George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley, Campaign of Adowa (1902), quoted in Lewis, Fashoda, p. 118. The remaining two brigades under Baratieri himself were outflanked and destroyed piecemeal on the slopes of Mount Belah. (32 words)
Lewis, Fashoda, p. 117. The Ethiopian forces positioned themselves on the hills overlooking the Adwa valley, in perfect position to receive the Italians, who were exposed and vulnerable to crossfire. (30 words)
Example sentences (5)
There is a looming hunger in Fashoda state in the greater Upper Nile region due crop failure last year, according to authorities.
An international conflict known as the Fashoda incident developed between France and the United Kingdom over these areas.
George Fitz-Hardinge Berkeley, Campaign of Adowa (1902), quoted in Lewis, Fashoda, p. 118. The remaining two brigades under Baratieri himself were outflanked and destroyed piecemeal on the slopes of Mount Belah.
Lewis, Fashoda, p. 117. The Ethiopian forces positioned themselves on the hills overlooking the Adwa valley, in perfect position to receive the Italians, who were exposed and vulnerable to crossfire.
The most dangerous episode was the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when French troops tried to claim an area in the Southern Sudan, and a British force purporting to be acting in the interests of the Khedive of Egypt arrived.
Common combinations with fashoda
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: