"Long March" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tʃ Etymology: Calque of Chinese 長征 (chángzhēng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque of Chinese, {{zh-l|長征}} 長征 (chángzhēng) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Long March
  1. (historical) A military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army. Wikipedia link: Long March Tags: historical Categories (place): China Translations (military retreat): 長征 (chángzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), Lange Mars [masculine] (Dutch), pitkä marssi (Finnish), hosszú menetelés (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Long_March-en-name-3xdUni~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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