noun
maquis
MAKEE
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.
"The maquis sabotaged railway lines to slow the German advance."
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.