"Contra" meaning in English

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Noun

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 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 5 5

Inflected forms

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          "Sandinista",
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