Sandinista

American  

[san-duh-nee-stuh, sahn-dee-nees-tah] / ˌsæn dəˈni stə, ˌsɑn diˈnis tɑ /

noun

plural

Sandinistas

1. a member of the Nicaraguan revolutionary movement that took control of Nicaragua in 1979.

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Sandinista British  

/ ˌsændɪˈniːstə /

noun

1. 1. one of a left-wing group of revolutionaries who overthrew President Somoza in 1979 and formed a socialist coalition government. The Sandinistas were opposed militarily by the US-backed Contras during the 1980s and were defeated in a general election in 1990

   2. ( as modifier )

      the Sandinista revolution

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Etymology

Origin of Sandinista

First recorded in 1925–30, in sense “supporter of Sandino”; from Latin American Spanish; Sandino, -ist

Example Sentences

From documenting the lives of women performing striptease at rural American fairs to chronicling the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua, her work provides an intimate portrait of resilience and humanity.

From BBC

Eager to fight for her country and overthrow Anastasio Somoza’s dictatorship, she and fellow classmates joined a student branch of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, which ended the Somoza dynasty in 1979 and established a revolutionary government.

From Seattle Times

For retired military member Roberto Samcam, who served as major in the Sandinista Popular Army and became an engineer at UCA in the 1970s, the university is woven into the fabric of Nicaraguan society.

From Seattle Times

It then reopened the campus with new leadership and a new name: the Casimiro Sotelo Montenegro National University, in honor of a Sandinista student leader assassinated in 1967.

From Science Magazine

Over the past decade, the university has faced increasing scrutiny from Ortega’s party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front.

From Science Magazine