maquis
or Ma·quis
the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
Also called maquisard. a member of this movement.
Origin of maquis
1Words Nearby maquis
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How to use maquis in a sentence
Your fine cloth frock-coat would be in tatters in two days, if you wore it in the maquis.
Columba | Prosper MerimeeWe shall meet again in the maquis, some day, perhaps, and then we'll continue our study of Virgil.
Columba | Prosper MerimeeStartled by the firing, a horse which had been wandering through the maquis, was really coming close up to them.
Columba | Prosper MerimeeI had a guide with me, for fear I should lose my way in the maquis.
The Corsican Brothers | Alexandre DumasRand leaned over and spat into the brass cuspidor, a gesture of braggadocio he had picked up among the French maquis.
Murder in the Gunroom | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for maquis
/ (mɑːˈkiː) /
shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex
(often capital)
the French underground movement that fought against the German occupying forces in World War II
a member of this movement
Origin of maquis
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