English Explanatory Dictionary

Fashoda syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.

Word forms

Fashoda syndrome

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Fashoda complex
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