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andarte

andarte noun: a Greek guerrilla fighter, especially as part of the Resistance during the Second World War.

Noun

andarte (plural andartes)

  1. A Greek guerrilla fighter, especially as part of the Resistance during the Second World War.
    • Myers now learned of the proximity of another andarte leader, known as Aris Veloukhiotis, but Aris did not even answer the messages Myers sent him […].1975, Henry Maule, Scobie, Hero of Greece, page 18
    • ‘Many of the andartes on the mainland are women,’ said Corelli, ‘and many of the partisans in Yugoslavia.’1994, Louis de Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Minerva, published 1995, page 351

Forms of andarte

pluralandartes
alternative formandartis

Origin of andarte

From Greek αντάρτης (antártis).

Questions about andarte

What does andarte mean?
Andarte means a Greek guerrilla fighter, especially as part of the Resistance during the Second World War.
What part of speech is andarte?
Andarte is a noun.
What is the plural of andarte?
The plural of andarte is andartes.

Words near andarte in the dictionary

  1. Andap
  2. Andaqui
  3. Andaquí
  4. Andarayan
  5. Andarta
  6. andarte
  7. andartes
  8. Andas
  9. Andaste
  10. Andastes
  11. andative

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