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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

However, classically-trained Nahem Shoa said museums were increasingly open to representing images of non-white subjects.

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 1528 he took possession of Shoa, overran Amhára, burnt all the churches, and swept off immense booty.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis