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Maquis

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Noun

1. maquis, maquisard

a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II

2. maquis

the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Maquis

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noun plural -quis (-ˈkiː)
1. 
shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex
2. (often capital)
a. 
the French underground movement that fought against the German occupying forces in World War II
b. 
a member of this movement

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Maquis

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noun
1. 
a zone of shrubby plants, chiefly evergreens, growing in areas having a Mediterranean climate
2. Word forms: plural maˈquis (mɑˈkiz ; mäkēzˈ; Fr, maˈki ; mȧkēˈ) [often M-]
a member of the French underground fighting against the Nazis in WWII

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Maquis

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n. pl. maquis
1. An area covered by a dense growth of chiefly evergreen shrubs and small trees, characteristic of Mediterranean coastal regions.
2. Maquis
a. A member of the French underground organization that fought against the German occupation forces during World War II; a member of the Resistance. Also called Maquisard.
b. This French underground organization.

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