Definition of Contra

1. Noun. A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua.

Generic synonyms: Nicaraguan

Definition of Contra

1. Proper noun. a range of right-wing guerilla groups violently opposing the socialist Sandinista government of Nicaragua and secretly funded by the United States government in the 1980s. ¹

2. Preposition. against; contrary or opposed to ¹

3. Adverb. to the contrary to something ¹

4. Noun. (business) a deal to swap goods or services ¹

5. Noun. (accounting) an entry that cancels another entry ¹

6. Noun. (informal) any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass ¹

7. Noun. contra dance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contra

1. a Nicaraguan revolutionary [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contra

contour interval
contour language
contour line
contour lines
contour lines of Owen
contour map
contour sheet
contour tone
contoured
contouring
contourless
contourlet
contourlets
contourné
contours
contra (current term)
contra-
contra-angle
contra-aperture
contra-octave
contra-octaves
contra dance
contra dances
contra danse
contraband
contrabandism
contrabandist
contrabandists
contrabands

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