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Guevara

Guevara

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An Argentine leader who helped lead the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro
  • proper noun
  • /ɡəˈvɑːrə/
: Guevara
  • It was everyone's favorite revolutionary Marxist, Che Guevara.
  • Che Guevara
  • Ernesto "Che" Guevara
  • Guevara's revolutionary

They were the muscle behind the Islamic revolution, but they were more Marxist Maoist types that tried to fuse like a Che Guevara style leftism with Islam.

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Examples

  • The Commandante Guevara and the Soviet ambassador want to see you.

  • The 1967 execution of Che Guevara in Bolivia similarly resulted in Guevara becoming a martyr.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I need to talk to Guevara.

  • Tell them Rodrigo Guevara is down here.

  • Mr. Guevara, I need to talk with my superiors about that.

  • My name is Ernesto Guevara.

  • My name is Comandante Guevara.

  • Castro was hitting all the all the bottles, but Guevara hit none.

  • Ernesto "Che" Guevara's assassination later that year was marked by a commemorative exhibition in Buenos Aires.

    Academic text (2014)
  • After helping to establish socialism in Cuba, Guevara traveled to other countries to launch more revolts.

Synonyms

Che Guevara
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An Argentine revolutionary who helped lead the Cuban Revolution and is a symbol of rebellion

is the single surname form used for the same person
Ernesto Guevara
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An Argentine revolutionary leader known as Che Guevara who helped the Cuban Revolution

focuses more on the role as Castro's chief lieutenant and regional influence

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Guevara is originally a Spanish family name from a place in northern Spain. It became famous because of the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, so today the name often stands for 'rebel' or 'revolution' in posters and popular culture.