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partisan
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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:
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(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
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(2)
(partisan as in: a partisan of the political party) someone who strongly supports someone or something
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(3)
(partisan as in: a partisan of the armed resistance) a member of an armed resistance group; or related to such a group
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(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)