CONTRAS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Instance hypernyms:

guerilla force; guerrilla force (an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups)

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