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brigadista

brigadista noun: a member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).

Noun

brigadista (plural brigadistas)

  1. (historical) A member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
    • Maybe they're a little leary of sending all these queers to their unsuspecting Nicaraguan friends but they have shown no hesitation accepting our applications to be brigadistas.1984 April 28, Loie Hayes, “Passionate Politics in Nicaragua”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Forms of brigadista

pluralbrigadistas

Origin of brigadista

From Spanish brigadista. By surface analysis, brigade + -ista.

Questions about brigadista

What does brigadista mean?
Brigadista means a member of the Spanish International Brigades (Brigadas Internacionales).
What part of speech is brigadista?
Brigadista is a noun.
What is the plural of brigadista?
The plural of brigadista is brigadistas.

Words near brigadista in the dictionary

  1. brigadier generals
  2. brigadiers
  3. brigadiership
  4. brigadierships
  5. brigading
  6. brigadista
  7. brigadistas
  8. Brigadoon
  9. Brigadoonery
  10. Brigadoonish
  11. Brigadoons

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