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Nicaraguan Revolution

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Meanings

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  1. A period of armed conflict in Nicaragua from 1978 to 1990 between the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and the ruling Somoza dictatorship. After 1979 it also involved the Contras.

Pronunciation

nĭk′ə-rä′gwən rĕv′ə-lo͞o′shən /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑː.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/ /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɑ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/ /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɒ.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlu.ʃən/ /ˌnɪk.əˈɹɐː.ɡwən ˌɹev.əˈlʉː.ʃən/ /ˌnək.əˈɹɐː.ɡwən ˌɹev.əˈlʉː.ʃən/ /ˌnɪk.əˈɹa.ɡwən ˌɹɛv.əˈlʉ.ʃən/ /ˌnik.aˈɾaː.ɡwan ˌɾev.oˈluː.ʃon/

Word forms

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