People's Liberation Army
- See under Huk(def 1).
- the name of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
- a rebel army or army of liberation in any of various other countries.
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Huk
[hook]
- a member of the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (People's Liberation Army), a Communist agrarian revolutionary group in central Luzon in the Philippines.
- a member of the Hukbalahap, an anti-Japanese resistance group in central Luzon during World War II.
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Origin of Huk
shortening of Tagalog hukbo army
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