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Meaning of sahwa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals.

historical, plural, plural-only

Examples

“Executed during the sahwa of 1722.”
“The origins of factionalism in Yi Korea can probably be traced back to the sahwa (literati purges).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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