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Showing words for MAQUIS using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Maquis

maquis

5 Letter Words for Maquis

maqui, quais, quasi, quims, squam

4 Letter Words for Maquis

aims, amis, amus, masu, maui, mias, musa, quai, quam, quia, quim, quis, saim, sami, saum, siam, sima, sium, sumi

3 Letter Words for Maquis

aim, ais, ami, amu, aum, imu, iqs, ism, mas, mau, mia, mis, mus, qis, qua, qui, qum, sai, sam, sau, sim, sma, sui, sum, suq, uma, ums, usa

Definitions for Maquis

[1] the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II.
[2] Also called maquisard. a member of this movement.
[3] an evergreen shrub, Aristotelia chilensis, of Chile, having toothed, oblong leaves, greenish-white flowers, and purple berries, grown as an ornamental in S California.
[4] shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex
[5] (often capital) the French underground movement that fought against the German occupying forces in World War II a member of this movement

Words nearby Maquis

maputo, maquette, maqui, maquiladora, maquillage, maquis, maquisard, mar, mar del plata, mar-hawk, mar.

Origin of Maquis

1695–1705; < Spanish < Araucanian

Word origin for Maquis

C20: from French, from Italian macchia thicket, from Latin macula spot