Shoa

1

or Sho·ah

[ shoh-uh ]

noun
  1. the Holocaust.

Origin of Shoa

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From Hebrew

Words Nearby Shoa

Other definitions for Shoa (2 of 2)

Shoa2
[ shoh-ah ]

noun
  1. a former kingdom in E Africa: now a province of Ethiopia. 25,290 sq. mi. (65,501 sq. km). Capital: Addis Ababa.

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How to use Shoa in a sentence

  • But it is not merely in the third volume that the critic is unable to discover any information respecting Shoa.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
  • The authority of Dr Krapf, however, at the court of Shoa to me seems to be strangely and wilfully exaggerated.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
  • It appears to me that I have now answered every objection worthy of notice that has been made against my work on Shoa.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
  • In Shoa the preliminaries of a journey are replete with noise, inconvenience, and confusion.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
  • His proceedings occupy one of the most conspicuous pages in the chronicles of Shoa.

    The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris