CONTRAS

Meaning of CONTRAS in English

plural of contra

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CONTRAS — Contra
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SANDINISTA — Any member of Nicaragua's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). Named for César Augusto Sandino, a hero of Nicaraguan resistance to …
Английский словарь Британика
ORTEGA (SAAVEDRA), (JOSÉ) DANIEL — born Nov. 11, 1945, La Libertad, Nic. President of Nicaragua (1984–90). In 1963 he became a member of the Somoza …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTRA — Member of a counterrevolutionary force that sought to overthrow Nicaragua's left-wing Sandinista government. The original contras had been National Guardsmen …
Английский словарь Британика
CHAMORRO, VIOLETA (BARRIOS DE) — born Oct. 18, 1929, Rivas province, Nic. President of Nicaragua (1990–96). Born into a wealthy family, she married the publisher …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTRA — contra 1 /kon"treuh/ , prep. 1. against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANDINISTA — member of Sandinista National Liberation Front, Spanish Frente Sandinista de Liberacin Nacional (FSLN) one of a Nicaraguan group that overthrew …
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NICARAGUA — officially Republic of Nicaragua, Spanish Repblica de Nicaragua largest country of Central America, covering an area of 50,464 square miles …
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MOZAMBIQUE, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. During the colonial era Mozambique's history was written …
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IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — U.S. political scandal in which the National Security Council (NSC) became involved in secret weapons transactions and other activities that …
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ARIAS SNCHEZ, OSCAR — born Sept. 13, 1941, Heredia, Costa Rica Oscar Arias Snchez, 1987. politician and official, president of Costa Rica (198690), who …
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ANGOLA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the present. The Stone Age population of Angola was very …
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SANDINISTAS — San ‧ di ‧ nis ‧ tas, the /ˌsændəˈniːstəz, ˌsændɪˈniːstəz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] a ↑ left-wing political organization in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SANDINISTAS, THE — San ‧ di ‧ nis ‧ tas, the /ˌsændəˈniːstəz, ˌsændɪˈniːstəz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] a ↑ left-wing political organization in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORTEGA — Or ‧ te ‧ ga, Daniel /ɔːˈteɪɡə $ ɔːr-/ BrE AmE (1945–) a Nicaraguan politician and leader of its government …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ORTEGA, DANIEL — Or ‧ te ‧ ga, Daniel /ɔːˈteɪɡə $ ɔːr-/ BrE AmE (1945–) a Nicaraguan politician and leader of its government …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NICARAGUA — I. Nic ‧ a ‧ rag ‧ u ‧ a /ˌnɪkəˈræɡjuə $ -ˈrɑːɡwə/ BrE AmE a country in Central America …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THE IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR — I ‧ ran ‧ gate /ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt, ɪˈræn-/ BrE AmE , the Iˌran-ˈContra Afˌfair a political ↑ scandal in 1987, when …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IRANGATE — I ‧ ran ‧ gate /ɪˈrɑːnɡeɪt, ɪˈræn-/ BrE AmE , the Iˌran-ˈContra Afˌfair a political ↑ scandal in 1987, when …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRA — n. (pl. contras) a member of a counter-revolutionary guerrilla force in Nicaragua. [abbr. of Sp. contrarevolucionario counter-revolutionary]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTRA — n. (pl. contras) a member of a counter-revolutionary guerrilla force in Nicaragua. [ abbr. of Sp. contrarevolucionario counter-revolutionary ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTRA — n. (pl. contras) a member of a counter-revolutionary guerrilla force in Nicaragua. Etymology: abbr. of Sp. contrarevolucionario counter-revolutionary
Oxford English vocab
CONTRA — prep. Member of a counterrevolutionary force that sought to overthrow Nicaragua's left-wing Sandinista government. The original contras had been National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONTRA — noun Sometimes written Contra (Politics) A member of any of the guerrilla forces which opposed the Sandinista government in Nicaragua …
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