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Fashoda syndrome
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English
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.
Noun
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en politics A tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.
en Fashoda complex