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Maquis

//ˈmakiː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. uncountable

    "The older man claims to find a measure of peace in Corsica’s wild landscape, and as Mitchell explores the foothills of maquis, fragrant with “the sharp resinous smell of laurel rose and thyme,” he too succumbs."

  2. 2
    the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II wordnet
  3. 3
    The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. historical, uncountable

    "By this time O.S. membership numbered some 4,500, and many of those who escaped imprisonment either fled abroad or formed the nucleus of a growing maquis in the more inaccessible parts of the country."

  4. 4
    a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican machja (related to Italian macchia), ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula.

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