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partisans

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | | Copyright

partisans Members of organized, quasi-military resistance movements, who are not members of regular military units, but freely participate in violent campaigns against regular military units. The term is most frequently used to describe the Communist resistance movement under Tito in Yugoslavia, though partisans were active throughout the Balkans. Partisan warfare was particularly suitable for this part of Europe on account of the rugged terrain, which posed great difficulties for the occupying Hungarian, German, and Italian armies.

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partisan

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

par·ti·san / ˈpärtəzən/ • n. 1. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. 2. a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II. • adj. prejudiced in favor of a particular cause: newspapers have become increasingly partisan. DERIVATIVES: par·ti·san·ship / -ˌship/ n.

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partisan

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

partisan ˈpärṯəzən n. a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II.

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partisans

The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | | Copyright

partisans, see resistance sections of relevant major powers; see also FFI, Garibaldi Division, Hubal, maquis,Mihailović and the Četniks, National Armed Forces, peasant battalions, People's Guard, and Tito and the Partisans.

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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "partisans." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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partisan

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

partisan zealous supporter XVI; guerrilla soldier or chief XVII. — F. — It. dial. partisano = It. partigiano, f. parte PART.

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