1. A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States

1. A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua

Type of: guerilla force, guerrilla force, Nicaraguan

Encyclopedia: Contra

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• tail assembly
• tail bone
• tail end
• tail feather
• tail lamp
• tail rotor
• tail-shaped
• tailback
• tailboard
• tailcoat
• tailed
• tailed frog
• tailed toad
• tailfin
• tailflower
• tailgate
• tailgater
• tailing
• taille
• tailless
• tailless tenrec
• taillight
• taillike
• tailor