MAQUIS meaning: Dense Mediterranean shrubland; resistance fighters

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Definitions from Wiktionary (maquis)

▸ noun: (botany) Dense Mediterranean coastal scrub.
▸ noun: (historical) The French resistance movement during World War II, or other similar movements elsewhere.

Similar:

macchia, matorral, mallee, camass, marram, myrtetum, briar, brushland, mossery, muriti, more...

Opposite:

civilization, urbanization, development

Phrases:

the maquis, Spanish Maquis, Maquis shrubland, more...

Adjectives:

french, local, mediterranean, dense, corsican, thick, communist, open, high, belgian, algerian

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