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gue·ril·la

(gə-rĭl′ə)
n.
Variant of guerrilla.
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guer•ril•la

or gue•ril•la

(gəˈrɪl ə)

n., pl. -las.
a member of a band of irregular soldiers engaged in guerrilla warfare.
[1800–10; < Sp, diminutive of guerra war (< Germanic; compare war 1)]
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Noun 1. [画像:guerilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment]guerilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
guerilla force, guerrilla force - an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
Maquis, Maquisard - a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
urban guerrilla - a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns
warrior - someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
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Translations
حَرْب عِصاباتمُحارِب في حَرْب عِصابات
gerilla

guer(r)illa

n → Guerillero m, → Guerillera f, → Guerillakämpfer(in) m(f); Palestinian guerillas → palästinensische Freischärler or Guerillas pl
attr → Guerilla-
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guer(r)illa

(gəˈrilə) noun
a member of a small group of fighters who make sudden attacks on an enemy. ongereelde vegter مُحارِب في حَرْب عِصابات партизанин guerrilheiro partyzán die Guerilla, der Guerillakämpfer guerilla; guerillasoldat αντάρτης guerrillero siss چریک sissi guérillero גורילה गुरिल्ला, छपामार gerila gerilla(harcos) gerilya skæruliði guerrigliero ゲリラ 게릴라병, 비정규병 partizanas partizāns gerila guerrillastrijder gerilja partyzant ګوريلا، سرتيرى، فدايى: غير رسمى جنګ guerrilheiro luptător de gherilă партизан partizán gverilec gerila gerillasoldat กองโจร gerilla, çete 游擊隊員 партизан گوریلا جنگجو جتھے کا فرد جو بڑی بڑی باقاعدہ افواج سے جنگ آزمائی کرتا ہے người du kích 游击队员
adjective
guerrilla warfare. guerrilla-oorlog حَرْب عِصابات партизантска de guerrilha partyzánský Guerilla... guerilla- αντάρτικος de guerrilla sissi- چریکی sissi- de guérilla מִלחֶמֶת גֶרִילָה छापामार युद्ध gerilski rat gerilla perang gerilya skæru-, skæruliða- di/da guerrigliero ゲリラの 게릴라병의 partizaninis partizānu- gerila guerrilla- gerilja- partyzancki سرتيرى de guerrilha de gherilă партизанский partizánsky gverilski gerilski gerilla- แบบกองโจร gerilla, çete 遊擊戰 партизанський چھاپہ مار جنگ chiến tranh du kích 游击战
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