Maquis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maquis \Maquis\ prop. n.
     1. A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War
        II.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The French underground that fought against the German


        occupation in World War II.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Maquis
       n 1: a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War
            II [syn: {Maquisard}]
       2: the French underground that fought against the German
          occupation in World War II