"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)

Proper name [German]

Forms: Contras [genitive]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Contra m (proper noun, strong, genitive Contras)
  1. Contra Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Contra-de-name-f7sgrLGT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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