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Zapatista

Za·pa·tis·ta [ zpə tstə ] (plural Za·pa·tis·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
Hispanic member of Mexican rebel group: a member of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, a rebel group of Native Americans from southern Mexico. The Zapatistas launched a military revolt against the Mexican government in 1994, briefly occupying several cities in the state of Chiapas.

[Late 20th century. After Emiliano Zapata]
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