maquis

English Thesaurus

1. the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II (noun.group)

hypernym	:	resistance, underground,
definition	:	a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force (noun.group)

member holonym	:	maquis, maquisard,
definition	:	a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II (noun.person)

2. a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II (noun.person)

hypernym	:	guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent, irregular,
definition	:	a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment (noun.person)

member meronym	:	maquis,
definition	:	the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II (noun.group)