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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

partidario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: par-ti-da-rio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Partisan/ˈpɑːr.tɪ.zən/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los partidarios lucharon por su causa."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force.

    "During World War II, many partisans fought against the occupying forces in their countries."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Strongly supporting a particular political party or cause.

    "The partisan media coverage often reflects the biases of the outlets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'partisan', stemming from Italian 'partigiano' (adherent of a party), based on 'parte' (part). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially referring to a member of a military detachment or a supporter of a faction, and later expanded to describe strongly biased political supporters and resistance fighters during wartime.

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