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maquis

or Ma·quis

[ mah-kee, ma-; French ma-kee ]

noun

plural maquis [mah-, keez, ma-, m, a, -, kee].
  1. the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
  2. Also called maquisard. a member of this movement.


maquis

/ mɑːˈkiː /

noun

  1. shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex
  2. often capital
    1. the French underground movement that fought against the German occupying forces in World War II
    2. a member of this movement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maquis1

1940–45; < French, special use of maquis, makis wild, bushy land < Italian (Corsican dial.) macchie (with French -is for -ie ), plural of macchia a thicket < Latin macula spot
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maquis1

C20: from French, from Italian macchia thicket, from Latin macula spot
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Example Sentences

French President Emmanuel Macron paid homage to the Saint Marcel maquis, a force of French Resistance fighters and the French SAS paratroopers, at an event in Plumelec, Brittany.

From BBC

Overgrown with moss and ivy, the stone farm buildings were the former headquarters of the Saint-Marcel Maquis — thousands of local French resistance fighters who had gathered in response to coded Allied calls over BBC radio to prepare for an invasion.

A view of the site of the first German assault on the Saint-Marcel Maquis on June 18, 1944, in Saint-Marcel, France.

Its unpaved alleys and broad avenues are still filled with the drone of sewing machines, the smell of grilled fish in open-air restaurants known as “maquis,” and the haze of exhaust fumes spewing out of brightly colored motorized tricycles.

The last time we saw Ro, she had become a traitor to the Federation by joining the Maquis in their fight against the Cardassians.

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