"Contra" meaning in All languages combined

See Contra on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Contras [plural]
Etymology: Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (“counter-revolutionaries”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Contra (plural Contras)
  1. A member of any of various rightist guerrilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s. Wikipedia link: Contra Translations (guerrilla groups): contra (Finnish), کنترا (kontrâ) (Persian), contra [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Contra-en-noun-rmYLjBuX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ˈkɔntʁa/ Audio: De-Kontra.ogg
Etymology: From Latin contra. Doublet of Konter. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|contra}} Latin contra, {{doublet|de|Konter}} Doublet of Konter Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,,s}} Contra m (proper noun, strong, genitive Contras, plural Contras) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Contras [genitive], Contras [plural], strong [table-tags], Contra [nominative, singular], Contras [definite, nominative, plural], Contras [genitive, singular], Contras [definite, genitive, plural], Contra [dative, singular], Contras [dative, definite, plural], Contra [accusative, singular], Contras [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Contra Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Contra-de-name-f7sgrLGT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 71 29

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈkɔntʁa/ Audio: De-Kontra.ogg
Etymology: From Latin contra. Doublet of Konter. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|contra}} Latin contra, {{doublet|de|Konter}} Doublet of Konter Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Contra n (strong, genitive Contras, plural Contras) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,s}} Forms: Contras [genitive], Contras [plural], strong [table-tags], Contra [nominative, singular], Contras [definite, nominative, plural], Contras [genitive, singular], Contras [definite, genitive, plural], Contra [dative, singular], Contras [dative, definite, plural], Contra [accusative, singular], Contras [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. Alternative spelling of Kontra Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Kontra
    Sense id: en-Contra-de-noun-Oi3N0gf9

Inflected forms

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