English Explanatory Dictionary

red-green-brown alliance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An alliance of leftists, Islamists, and ultranationalists.

Word forms

red-green-brown alliance red-green-brown alliances

Etymology

From the colours used by each faction listed in the term. Red is for leftists, green is for Islamists, and brown (as in brownshirts) is for ultranationalists.

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