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Contra

Con·tra [ kóntrə ] (plural Con·tras)


noun 
Definition:
 
Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary: a member of the United States-backed counterrevolutionary force that tried to overthrow the Nicaraguan government in the 1980s

[Late 20 C. < Spanish contrarevolucionario "counterrevolutionary"]
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