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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
guerilla force; guerrilla force (an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups)
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