noun
maquis
MAKEE
Maquis (noun) means Thick, low scrubland typical of Mediterranean coastlines. Example: “The hillside was covered in fragrant maquis of rosemary and juniper.”
noun
1
Thick, low scrubland typical of Mediterranean coastlines.
"The hillside was covered in fragrant maquis of rosemary and juniper."
2
The French guerrilla resistance movement that fought German occupation during World War II.
"For many weeks after I finished Bodyguard of Lies, Alan Turing stuck in my mind. He seemed so incongruous a figure to be mixed up with the cut-throat maquis and sinister double-agents who populated the rest of the book."
— Gary Ralph, No Security for Those Who Never Had It (1983)
"The maquis sabotaged railway lines to slow the German advance."
"By this time O.S. membership numbered some 4,500, and many of those who escaped imprisonment either fled abroad or formed the nucleus of a growing maquis in the more inaccessible parts of the country."
— Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace (1977)
How to use maquis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the scrubby Mediterranean landscape, or the French WWII resistance fighters who hid and operated within it.
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Etymology
From French maquis, originally the name for Mediterranean scrubland — resistance fighters were said to "take to the maquis," hiding out in this rugged terrain, and the name stuck to the movement itself.
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What does “maquis” mean?
The word “maquis” means thick, low scrubland typical of Mediterranean coastlines. In plain terms, either the scrubby Mediterranean landscape, or the French WWII resistance fighters who hid and operated within it.
How do you pronounce “maquis”?
“Maquis” is pronounced MAKEE (/ˈmakiː/ in IPA).
How do you use “maquis” in a sentence?
Here is “maquis” used in a sentence: “The hillside was covered in fragrant maquis of rosemary and juniper.”
What part of speech is “maquis”?
“Maquis” is a noun.
Where does the word “maquis” come from?
The word “maquis” comes from French. From French maquis, originally the name for Mediterranean scrubland — resistance fighters were said to "take to the maquis," hiding out in this rugged terrain, and the name stuck to the movement itself.
How many meanings does “maquis” have?
“Maquis” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: thick, low scrubland typical of Mediterranean coastlines.
