Contra
See also: contra, contrà, and contra-
English
Etymology
Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”).
Noun
Contra (plural Contras)
- A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s.
Translations
guerrilla groups
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Anagrams
- Cantor, Carnot, Carton, Catron, TRACON, cantor, carton, corant, craton, tracon
German
Proper noun
Contra m (genitive Contras)
- Contra