Definitions for contras
con·tras

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1. Contrasnoun

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

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1. Contras

   The Contras (from Spanish: la contrarrevolución, lit. 'the counter-revolution') were the various U.S.-backed and funded right-wing rebel groups that were active from 1979 to 1990 in opposition to the Marxist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction Government in Nicaragua, which came to power in 1979 following the Nicaraguan Revolution. Among the separate contra groups, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN) emerged as the largest by far. In 1987, virtually all Contra organizations were united, at least nominally, into the Nicaraguan Resistance. During their war against the Nicaraguan government, the Contras committed numerous human rights violations and used terrorist tactics. These actions were frequently carried out systematically as a part of the strategy of the Contras. Supporters of the Contras tried to downplay these violations, particularly the Reagan administration in the U.S., which engaged in a campaign of white propaganda to alter public opinion in favor of the Contras, while covertly encouraging the Contras to attack civilian targets.From an early stage, the rebels received financial and military support from the United States government, and their military significance decisively depended on it. After U.S. support was banned by Congress, the Reagan administration covertly continued it. These illegal activities culminated in the Iran–Contra affair.

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1. contras

   Contras is a term used to refer to various U.S.-backed and funded rebel groups that were active from 1979 to the early 1990s in opposition to the socialist Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government in Nicaragua. The word "Contras" is short for "la contrarrevolución," which in Spanish means "the counter-revolution."

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1. Contras

   The contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing the Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government in Nicaragua that were active from 1979 through to the early 1990s. Among the separate contra groups, the Nicaraguan Democratic Force emerged as the largest by far. In 1987, virtually all contra organizations were united, at least nominally, into the Nicaraguan Resistance. From an early stage, the rebels received decisive financial and military support from the U.S. government, initially supplemented by the Argentine dictatorship of the time. After U.S. support was banned by Congress, the Reagan administration covertly continued contra aid. The term "contra" comes from the Spanish contra, which means against but in this case is short for la contrarrevolución, in English "the counter-revolution". Some rebels disliked being called contras, feeling that it defined their cause only in negative terms, or implied a desire to restore the old order. Rebel fighters usually referred to themselves as comandos; peasant sympathizers also called the rebels los primos. From the mid-1980s, as the Reagan administration and the rebels sought to portray the movement as the "democratic resistance", members started describing themselves as la resistencia.

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1. CONTRAS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Contras is ranked #63698 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Contras surname appeared 313 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Contras.
   
   91% or 285 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.9% or 25 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Guerrilla Force

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for contras »

1. cantors

2. cartons

3. cratons

How to pronounce contras?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say contras in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contras in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contras in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of contras in a Sentence

1. Carlo Breles:

   All of us fought the overthrow of the dictatorship of Somoza. Then we participated in the defense of the revolution against the Contras, now we initiating a third struggle, against the dictatorship of Ortega-Murillo.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contras
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=contras
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=contras