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Contra
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contra contrà contra-
English
Contras
Etymology
Short for Spanish es contrarrevolucionarios counter-revolutionaries.
Noun
A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.
Derived terms
en Contragate
Translations
guerrilla groups
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 康特拉
Finnish: fi contra
Japanese: ja コントラ
Persian: fa کنترا kontrâ
Spanish: es contra f
Anagrams
en acnort Cantor Carnot Carton Catron TRACON cantor carton corant craton tracon
German
Etymology
From de la contra. de Konter.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɔntʁa/
de De-Kontra.ogg
Noun
n,,s
de Kontra
Declension
n,,s
Proper noun
m,,s
Contra
Declension
m,,s
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