FARC
FARC proper noun: revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.
Proper noun (1)
FARC
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.
- The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.2021 November 30, Jennifer Hansler, “US removes Colombia’s FARC from terrorism blacklist”, in CNN
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Farc
Farc
- Alternative letter-case form of FARC.
- Santos’s peace deal with the Farc – at the time, the most powerful guerrilla insurgency in the western hemisphere – led to 7,000 combatants laying down their rifles and gave Colombians the hope of a more peaceful chapter in their country’s bloody history.2025 February 26, Luke Taylor, “Colombia risks return to violent past, says architect of landmark peace deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of FARC
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Origin of FARC
Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).
Questions about FARC
- What does FARC mean?
- FARC means revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.
- What part of speech is FARC?
- FARC is a proper noun.
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