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MAQUISARD
Maquis, Maquisard
(noun) a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
maquisard (plural maquisards)
(historical) A member of a resistance or guerrilla movement, originally and chiefly that of the French during the German occupation of 1940-5. [from 1940s]
Source: Wiktionary
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14 January 2025
SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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