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Maquis   Listen
proper noun
Maquis  n.  
1.
A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II.
2.
The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II.





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"Maquis" Quotes from Famous Books



... why—because in Corsica your dead will not leave you alone- -Dominic's brother had to go into the maquis, into the bush on the wild mountain-side, to dodge the gendarmes for the insignificant remainder of his life, and Dominic had charge of his nephew with a mission to make a ...
— The Mirror of the Sea • Joseph Conrad
... l'intrieur de l'le, on voit le terrain s'lever assez rapidement, et, aprs trois heures de marche par des sentiers tortueux, obstrus par de gros quartiers de rocs, et quelquefois coups par des ravins, on se trouve sur le bord d'un maquis trs tendu. Le maquis est la patrie des bergers corses et de quiconque s'est brouill avec la justice. Il faut savoir que le laboureur corse, pour s'pargner la peine de fumer son champ, met le feu une certaine tendue de bois: ...
— Quatre contes de Prosper Mrime • F. C. L. Van Steenderen


Words linked to "Maquis" :   guerilla, insurgent, guerrilla, Maquisard, irregular, underground


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