1. dense scrubland vegetation typical of Mediterranean coastal regions
Usage: geography
2. the French resistance movement during World War II
Usage: historical
3. a member of the French resistance during World War II
Usage: historical

Examples

• The maquis covered the hillsides with thick, thorny bushes.
• Wildlife thrived in the Mediterranean maquis ecosystem.
• The maquis organized sabotage operations against German forces.
• Many young men joined the maquis to fight the occupation.
• The maquis fighters hid in the dense scrubland of southern France.
• Local villagers secretly supplied food to the maquis.
• The word maquis originally referred to the Corsican wilderness.