单词 | huk |
释义 | Hukn. A guerrilla movement in the Philippines, originally against the Japanese in World War II, later popularly identified with communism. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > bands of guerrillas spec. > [noun] Chouan1794 mujahidin1887 White Army1918 Palmach1943 maquis1944 Huk1947 Min Yuen1951 fedayeen1955 Viet Cong1957 VC1964 Victor Charlie1966 1947 Britannica Bk. of Year 840/2 Huks, shortening of Hukbalahaps, a Tagalog word meaning ‘armed peasants’, ‘people's army’. 1951 H. MacInnes Neither Five nor Three xv. 209 I read the article..about the Philippines. It seems that the Huks have nothing to do with Communism. 1966 Economist 22 Oct. 359/2 Killings and ambushes by Huk guerrillas..have recently been common in central Luzon. 1967 Economist 4 Feb. 414/2 The Huks, who began as anti-Japanese guerrillas, carried on an armed rural rebellion from 1950 to 1954. 1971 W. Z. Laqueur Dict. Politics 403 Since 1965 there has been a revival of Huk activity. 1972 Times 30 Sept. 15/4 The Huks are well-educated, ideologically-motivated men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1947 |
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