plural maquis
ma-ˈkē(z) 
mä-
1
: thick scrubby evergreen underbrush of Mediterranean shores
also
: an area of such underbrush
2
often capitalized
a
: a guerrilla fighter in the French underground during World War II
b
: a band of maquis
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The coast is part of the Bandite di Scarlino Nature Reserve—with pristine Tuscan beaches and protected Mediterranean maquis scrub.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 May 2022
The Hanotte matriarch, Georgette, then dressed the men as coal merchants and guided them across the border into the hands of the local French maquis (resistance), who would get the officers to Dunkirk.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 May 2022
The Hanotte matriarch, Georgette, then dressed the men as coal merchants and guided them across the border into the hands of the local French maquis (resistance), who would get the officers to Dunkirk.
—Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Maquis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maquis. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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