/mah kee", ma-/ ; Fr. /mann kee"/ , n. , pl. maquis /-keez"/ ; Fr. /-kee"/ .
1. the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
2. Also called maquisard . a member of this movement.
Also, Maquis .
[ 1940-45; maquis, makis wild, bushy land macchie (with F -is for -ie ), pl. of macchia a thicket macula spot ]