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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Spanish
Origin: guerra 'war'

guerrilla

 noun
     
Related topics: Bombs and Terrorism
guer‧ril‧la [countable]
SCB a member of a small unofficial military group that fights in small groups
guerrilla war/warfare
American troops found themselves fighting a guerrilla war.
left-wing guerrillas
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