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 Definitions of maquis  [ˈkiz, -ˈki]  

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Definition of 'maquis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) maquis
(often cap.) a French underground movement resisting the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.

2.  maquis
a member of this movement.

Etymology:  (1940–45; < F < It (dial.) macchie, pl. of macchia scrub < L macula spot)

Definition of 'maquis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Maquis, Maquisard
a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II

2. (noun) Maquis
the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II

'maquis' - Nearby Entries  

maputo  maquiladora  maquis  maquisard  marabou  marabou stork  marabout  



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