Associations to the word «Maquis»

Wiktionary

MAQUIS, noun. Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. [from 19th c.]
MAQUIS, noun. The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. [from 1940s]

Dictionary definition

MAQUIS, noun. A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II.
MAQUIS, noun. The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II.

Wise words

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