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GRAPO

GRAPO

9.9
A Spanish left wing group that used violence to try to overthrow the government
  • noun
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  • The Spanish police intensified efforts to dismantle GRAPO after a series of attacks.

Examples

  • The GRAPO movement emerged in Spain during the late 1970s.

  • Several members of GRAPO were arrested during a raid in Madrid.

  • GRAPO has been designated a terrorist organization by the Spanish government.

  • Many people opposed the GRAPO ideology.

  • GRAPO has been designated a terrorist organization by the Spanish government.

  • Several members of GRAPO were arrested during a raid in Madrid.

  • The Spanish police intensified efforts to dismantle GRAPO after a series of attacks.

Surface Forms

GRAPO singular
GRAPOS plural

Etymology

GRAPO comes from the Spanish name Grupo de Resistencia Antifascista Primero de Octubre, which means 'Group of Antifascist Resistance First of October'. As the group's own name, GRAPO is used to refer to that specific left-wing armed group in Spain.