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contra1 definition

con·tra (kän′trə)

against

Etymology: L

contra2 definition

con·tra (kän′trə, kōn′-)

noun

a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua

Etymology: AmSp, short for contrarrevolucionario, a counterrevolutionary

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