Word Study
maquis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun maquis has 2 senses
- maquis(n = noun.person) maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II; Array is a member of maquis
- maquis(n = noun.group) Array - the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II; Array is a kind of resistance, underground
is a kind of guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular
CIDE DICTIONARY
maquis, prop. n.
- A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II. [WordNet 1.5]
- The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
maquis, n.
1 the French resistance movement during the German occupation (1940-45).
2 a member of this.
1 the French resistance movement during the German occupation (1940-45).
2 a member of this.
Etymology
F, = brushwood, f. Corsican It. macchia thicket
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