Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticontra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-con-tra
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to the Nicaraguan Contras, right-wing paramilitaries fighting the Sandinista regime.

Example Sentences

"In the Senate, Alan J. Dixon, new to the anticontra team, is part of a movement gathering signatures on a letter asking President Reagan to overturn the embargo if peace breaks out."
"Several weeks later Meyer, Kelly, and five others associated with the Pledge of Resistance, a national anticontra group, walked into the courtrooms of 11 judges at the Dirksen Federal Building, presented an "open letter" to the judges, and declared that an "emergency situation" had developed."

Etymology

From anti- + contra.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does anticontra mean?: Opposed to the Nicaraguan Contras, right-wing paramilitaries fighting the Sandinista regime.
Where does anticontra come from?: From anti- + contra.

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