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noun
Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: underground, resistance
noun
a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Maquisard
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent
History
Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican machja (related to Italian macchia), ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
