"maquis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmakiː/ [UK], /maˈkiː/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from French maquis, from Corsican machja (related to Italian macchia), ultimately from Latin macula. Doublet of macula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|maquis}} French maquis, {{der|en|co|machja}} Corsican machja, {{cog|it|macchia}} Italian macchia, {{der|en|la|macula}} Latin macula, {{doublet|en|macula}} Doublet of macula Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} maquis (uncountable)
  1. (botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (vegetation): màquia [feminine] (Catalan), makiso (Esperanto), maquis [masculine] (French), θαμνώνες (thamnónes) [masculine, plural] (Greek), माकी (mākī) (Marathi), maquis [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-maquis-en-noun-W608zlzg Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'vegetation': 89 11
  2. (historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere. Tags: historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-maquis-en-noun-U0yTY0Nh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 3 13 5 2 11 3 10 15 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69

Alternative forms

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