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maquisard

UK/makiːˈzɑː(d)/

maquisard noun: a member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.

Noun

maquisard (plural maquisards)

  1. (historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
    • The revolt touched bottom, reduced to little more than 350 active maquisards.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 103

Forms of maquisard

pluralmaquisards

Origin of maquisard

Borrowed from French maquisard.

Questions about maquisard

What does maquisard mean?
Maquisard means a member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5.
What part of speech is maquisard?
Maquisard is a noun.
How do you pronounce maquisard?
Maquisard is pronounced /makiːˈzɑː(d)/ (UK).
What is the plural of maquisard?
The plural of maquisard is maquisards.

Words near maquisard in the dictionary

  1. Maquiritares
  2. Maquiritari
  3. Maquiritaris
  4. maquiroside
  5. maquis
  6. maquisard
  7. maquisards
  8. Maquoketa
  9. Maqên
  10. mar
  11. Mar Chiquita

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