FARC

See also: Farc and farc

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

FARC

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Farc

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).

Proper noun

FARC

1. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.
   • 2021 November 30, Jennifer Hansler, “US removes Colombia’s FARC from terrorism blacklist”, in CNN‎:

     The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.

Translations

Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group

Portuguese: FARC (pt) f pl Spanish: FARC f pl

Anagrams

• FCRA, RCAF, carf, frac

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Farc

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish FARC.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁk/ [ˈfahk], /ˈfaʁ.ki/ [ˈfah.ki]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁk/ [ˈfahk], /ˈfaʁ.ki/ [ˈfah.ki]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾk/, /ˈfaɾ.ki/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁk/ [ˈfaχk], /ˈfaʁ.ki/ [ˈfaχ.ki]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɻk/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾk/

Proper noun

FARC f pl (plural only)

1. FARC (Marxist guerrilla groups operating in Colombia)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

FARC

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾk/ [ˈfaɾk]
• Rhymes: -aɾk
• Syllabification: FARC

Proper noun

FARC f pl (plural only)

1. acronym of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Marxist guerrilla movement in Colombia”): FARC
   • 2022 January 12, “Más del 95% de exguerrilleros de las FARC que se desmovilizaron continúan acogidos a los acuerdos de paz, dice la ONU”, in CNN en Español‎:

     Tras más de cinco años de la firma del acuerdo de paz entre el gobierno de Colombia y la hoy desmovilizada guerrilla de las FARC, el 95% de los exguerrilleros que se desmovilizaron continúan acogidos al proceso de paz, dijo a CNN Carlos Ruiz Massieu, representante especial del secretario general de Naciones Unidas y jefe de verificación de la ONU en Colombia.

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