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partisan
in
I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944
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She explained that she was a partisan, a special kind of fighter.†
p. 36.4
Aunt Hannah said there were hundreds of partisan groups hiding in the forests around Poland and other countries in the east.†
p. 37.1 *
Not all partisans were Jewish, but everyone in Aunt Hannah's group was, including Martin and Lev, the two men here with her.†
p. 37.1
Mr. Jablonski wasn't Jewish or a partisan — he was a spy.†
p. 43.1
But secretly he was working with the partisans helping plot their missions, hiding them in his barn, supplying them with food and news from the outside.†
p. 43.2
Different partisan groups were targeting trains all over the east.†
p. 45.1
Lately the Nazis were desperate to capture partisans, Aunt Hannah explained, to track them to their secret camps.†
p. 53.2 *
FIVE WEEKS LATER JEWISH PARTISAN CAMP LODA FOREST†
p. 74.1
Dr. Zelman, the partisan doctor, kept telling Max how lucky he'd been.†
p. 75.7
And within minutes, Max was in the hands of Dr. Zelman, an older partisan who had been a famous surgeon before he became a fighter.†
p. 78.2
His favorite times were sitting around the fire with the partisans, listening to them talk.†
p. 78.8
The partisans spoke with cautious hope about the end of the war, about returning home.†
p. 79.1
He'd remember the bravery of the partisans, and how he and Zena never left each other's side.†
p. 88.9

Definitions:

(1) (partisan as in: partisan, not balanced)
having too much bias in favor of someone or something to judge related issues in a fair manner
(2) (partisan as in: a partisan of the political party)
someone who strongly supports someone or something
(3) (partisan as in: a partisan of the armed resistance)
a member of an armed resistance group; or related to such a group
(4) (partisan as in: killed with a partisan)
a weapon that resembles an elaborate spear and was popular from the 14th to the 17th century
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)