1. A Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States

1. A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua

Type of: guerilla force, guerrilla force, Nicaraguan

Encyclopedia: Contra

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