Contra

See also: contra, contrà, and contra-

English

Etymology

Short for Spanish contrarrevolucionarios (counter-revolutionaries).

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.

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Proper noun

Contra m (genitive Contras)

  1. Contra
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