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Selma in Turkish

Selma in Turkish 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 Turkish

Selma
proper noun
(countable) A en given name.

What does "Selma" mean?

  1. 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 Turkish?

"Selma" in Turkish 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 Turkish, "Selma" is Selma.

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