Meaning Of The Word Maquis

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maquis in American English
a zone of shrubby plants, chiefly evergreens, growing in areas having a Mediterranean climate
noun: the French underground movement, or Resistance, that combatted the Nazis in World War II

maquis in British English
noun: shrubby mostly evergreen vegetation found in coastal regions of the Mediterranean: includes myrtles, heaths, arbutus, cork oak, and ilex

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