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Contra
Contra Right-wing Nicaraguan revolutionary group active between 1979 and 1990. Supporters of the former dictator General Anastasio Somoza, ousted in 1979, the Contra aimed to overthrow the elected, left-wing Sandinista government. The Contra received financial and military assistance from the US government from mid-1986. Elections were subsequently held in Nicaragua in 1990, at which the US-funded Union of National Opposition (UNO), effectively the political wing of the Contra, was victorious. The Contra were officially disbanded, but social conditions within Nicaragua remained unstable. See also Iran-Contra affair
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CONTRAAgainst; conflicting; opposite. A contra-balance is the amount in an account of a creditor that is the opposite of the usual balance of such an account. It is an account receivable (a debt owed to the creditor) but with a credit balance (an amount owed to the debtor greater than what is owed to the creditor). The creditor therefore owes the debtor money, the opposite of the normal debtor-creditor relationship. |
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"Contra." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Contra." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701119.html "Contra." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701119.html |
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contra against; adv. on or to the contrary XIV; prep., esp. in absol. use in pro and contra (abbrev. CON 3) for a motion (etc.) and against it XV; sb. the contrary or opposite; now only in per contra on the opposite side of the account, as a set-off XVI; orig. an It. banking term. — L. contrā against (adv. and prep.).
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T. F. HOAD. "contra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "contra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-contra.html T. F. HOAD. "contra." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-contra.html |
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con·tra / ˈkäntrə/ (also Con·tra) • n. a member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the U.S. for much of that time. |
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"contra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "contra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-contra.html "contra." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-contra.html |
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•cause célèbre • torch-bearer
•swordbearer • pallbearer • wayfarer
•seafarer • capoeira • Phaedra
•sacra, simulacra
•Libra, vers libre
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•chypre, Ypres
•palaestra (US palestra) • urethra
•joie de vivre
•mirror, sirrah
•Coimbra • Middlesbrough • Indra
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•algebra • orchestra • vertebra
•Beira, Fujairah, Hegira, Lyra, Myra, naira, palmyra, spirogyra
•Hydra • Lycra
•begorra, Gomorrah, horror
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•Cosa Nostra, rostra
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"contra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "contra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-contra.html "contra." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-contra.html |
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