HyperDic: contras

English > 1 sense of the word Contras:
NOUNgroupContrasa Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990
Contras > pronunciation
Soundskaa'ntrahz; kao'ntrahz
Rhymesabuzz ... wages: 30 rhymes with ahz...
English > Contras: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States.
Instance ofguerrilla force, guerilla forceAn irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment

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