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CONTRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Contra mean?
• CONTRA (noun)
The noun CONTRA has 1 sense:
1. a member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
Familiarity information: CONTRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Contra" is a kind of...):
Nicaraguan (a native or inhabitant of Nicaragua)
Context examples
Began in the Contra Costa in Oakland when I was eleven, shakin' out for the mangle.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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