Selma in Portuguese
Selma in Portuguese is Selma — Selma means a term used to describe a violent crackdown by authorities on peaceful civil rights protesters, evoking the 1965 Bloody Sunday attack on marchers in Selma, Alabama.
Selma in Portuguese
Selma
(countable) A en given name.
What does "Selma" mean?
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noun A term used to describe a violent crackdown by authorities on peaceful civil rights protesters, evoking the 1965 Bloody Sunday attack on marchers in Selma, Alabama.
"Commentators called the police response a modern-day Selma."
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Selma in a sentence
- Commentators called the police response a modern-day Selma.
- Historians still study the march as a turning point that shocked the nation into action.
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What is "Selma" in Portuguese?
"Selma" in Portuguese is Selma. Selma means: A term used to describe a violent crackdown by authorities on peaceful civil rights protesters, evoking the 1965 Bloody Sunday attack on marchers in Selma, Alabama.
How do you use "Selma" in a sentence?
Example: "Commentators called the police response a modern-day Selma." In Portuguese, "Selma" is Selma.
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