Zapatistan.adj.

Brit.

/ˌzapəˈtiːstə/, U.S.

/ˌzæpəˈtistə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish Zapatista.

Etymology: < Spanish Zapatista (1926–8 or earlier) < the name of Emiliano Zapata (see Zapata n.) + -ista -ist suffix. Compare Zapatist n.

A. n.

1. A supporter of Zapata; a member of the revolutionary guerrilla movement founded c1910 by Zapata and which fought during the Mexican Revolution to achieve the redistribution of agricultural land. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1911 Nevada State Jrnl. 24 Aug. 2/5 Mobs..whose members are said to have been bandits rather than Zapatistas.

1926 Times 14 Jan. 13/5 The night before the Zapatistas had burnt down the station and looted the village at the top of the pass.

1981 L. B. Hall Álvaro Obregón vii. 95 Pancho Villa had gained significant advantages: he had acquired an aura of legitimacy, and he had made an important alliance with the Zapatistas.

1995 T. Barry Zapata's Revenge i. 21 To restore a measure of political stability, Obregón successfully pacified the zapatistas with an extensive land distribution in Morelos.

2. A member or supporter of a revolutionary force espousing ideals for social and agrarian reform similar to those of Zapata, and which launched a popular uprising in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas in January 1994.

ΚΠ

1994 Associated Press Worldstream (Nexis) 1 Jan. The Zapatistas announced in June that their supporters had overwhelmingly rejected the peace proposal.

1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 29 Apr. 11/1 At sunset, we rolled into this village of rank-and-file Zapatistas six miles from the Guatemalan border.

2001 J. A. Tickner Gendering World Politics v. 138 The Zapatistas understood the link between international trade and their own security.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or designating the Zapatistas (in either sense).

ΚΠ

1912 Washington Post 19 Feb. 1/3 Bands which appear to be not closely connected with the Zapatista movement.

1950 F. Tannenbaum Mexico iv. 64 He..placed a Zapatista general in charge of troops in Morelos.

1994 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 2 Jan. a8/2 In a statement faxed to the news media, the Zapatista Army..said thousands of armed men and women seized San Cristobal de las Casas.

2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Oct. 16/2 What are we to make of an event as strange as the continuing Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, along Mexico's southern border?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	zapatista
释义	Zapatistan.adj. Brit. /ˌzapəˈtiːstə/, U.S. /ˌzæpəˈtistə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish Zapatista. Etymology: < Spanish Zapatista (1926–8 or earlier) < the name of Emiliano Zapata (see Zapata n.) + -ista -ist suffix. Compare Zapatist n. A. n. 1. A supporter of Zapata; a member of the revolutionary guerrilla movement founded c1910 by Zapata and which fought during the Mexican Revolution to achieve the redistribution of agricultural land. Now historical. ΚΠ 1911 Nevada State Jrnl. 24 Aug. 2/5 Mobs..whose members are said to have been bandits rather than Zapatistas. 1926 Times 14 Jan. 13/5 The night before the Zapatistas had burnt down the station and looted the village at the top of the pass. 1981 L. B. Hall Álvaro Obregón vii. 95 Pancho Villa had gained significant advantages: he had acquired an aura of legitimacy, and he had made an important alliance with the Zapatistas. 1995 T. Barry Zapata's Revenge i. 21 To restore a measure of political stability, Obregón successfully pacified the zapatistas with an extensive land distribution in Morelos. 2. A member or supporter of a revolutionary force espousing ideals for social and agrarian reform similar to those of Zapata, and which launched a popular uprising in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas in January 1994. ΚΠ 1994 Associated Press Worldstream (Nexis) 1 Jan. The Zapatistas announced in June that their supporters had overwhelmingly rejected the peace proposal. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 29 Apr. 11/1 At sunset, we rolled into this village of rank-and-file Zapatistas six miles from the Guatemalan border. 2001 J. A. Tickner Gendering World Politics v. 138 The Zapatistas understood the link between international trade and their own security. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or designating the Zapatistas (in either sense). ΚΠ 1912 Washington Post 19 Feb. 1/3 Bands which appear to be not closely connected with the Zapatista movement. 1950 F. Tannenbaum Mexico iv. 64 He..placed a Zapatista general in charge of troops in Morelos. 1994 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 2 Jan. a8/2 In a statement faxed to the news media, the Zapatista Army..said thousands of armed men and women seized San Cristobal de las Casas. 2001 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Oct. 16/2 What are we to make of an event as strange as the continuing Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, along Mexico's southern border? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1911
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