Partisan Meaning and Definition


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Partisan meaning

Word: Partisan

How to pronounce: pɑːtɪˈzæn

Noun

Definitions:

1. A strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Example sentences: "Partisans of the exiled Stuarts"

2. A member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in enemy-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of eastern Europe in World War II.

Example sentences: "The partisans opened fire from the woods"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.

Example sentences: "Newspapers have become increasingly partisan"


Synonyms:

guerrilla

partizan

guerilla

militant

biased

preconceived

prejudiced

biassed

partial

bias

supporter

adherent

advocate

votary

fanatical

fanatic


Antonyms:

nonpartisan


Derivations:

partisanship


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Partisan in Other Languages...

Spanish: Partidista

German: Partisan

French: Partisan

Italian: Partigiano

Turkish: Partizan


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