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independista

independista noun: a member of the Puerto Rican independence movement.

Noun

independista (plural independistas)

  1. A member of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
    • The FBI's COINTELPRO was directly responsible for murdering Black Panther Party leaders and other Black activists. FBI terrorism has also been used against the American Indian Movement and Puerto Rican indepenistas ^([sic]).1991 August 17, Roanne Hindin, “FBI: Not A Fashion Statement”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 5, page 4
    • Since the 1930s, a core of "independistas" had agitated for independence for the island, which became a U.S. possession following the Spanish-American War.2003, Hal Marcovitz, Guardians of Safety: Law Enforcement at Ground Zero, Chelsea House Publishers, →ISBN, page 34

Forms of independista

pluralindependistas

Questions about independista

What does independista mean?
Independista means a member of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
What part of speech is independista?
Independista is a noun.
What is the plural of independista?
The plural of independista is independistas.

Words near independista in the dictionary

  1. independentizing
  2. independently
  3. independently wealthy
  4. independents
  5. Independența
  6. independista
  7. indeposable
  8. indeprehensible
  9. indeprivable
  10. indepth
  11. indepthly

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