Definition of Chetnik

1. a resistance fighter [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chetnik

chestnut teal
chestnut teals
chestnut tree
chestnut trees
chestnutlike
chestnuts
chestnutty
chests
chests of drawers
chestsful
chesty
chetah
chetahs
cheth
cheths
chetnik (current term)
chetniks
chetotaxy
chetrum
chetrums
chetvert
chetverts
chevachie
chevachies
chevage
chevages
cheval-de-frise
cheval de frise

Literary usage of Chetnik

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Secret War: The Office of Strategic Services in World War II edited by George C. Chalou (1995)
"He had been active in the territory under chetnik control for the previous 2 months. He spoke Serbian very well and had a smattering of Spanish. Capt. ..."

2. Skobeleff and the Slavonic Cause by Olʹga Alekseevna Novikova (1883)
"... economy and administration, at the head of each chet is found a chetnik, ... of which the chetnik is president), the fines inflicted on absentees. ..."

3. The Drama in Former Yugoslavia: The Beginning of the End or the End of the by Anton Zabkar (1998)
"As examples of chetnik units, outside Army control, he mentions the chetnik detachments of "Dusan Silni" and "Lev ..."

4. Civil and Political Rights in Croatia by Ivana Nizich, Željka Markić, Jeri Laber (1995)
"... the public authority of the Republic of Serbia at first a tacit support and now also an open support has been given to the chetnik and other extremists. ..."

5. Under Orders: War Crimes in Kosovo by Fred Abrahams (2001)
"JK described paramilitaries wearing "various hats and uniforms," including chetnik hats, bobble hats, red bandanas, as well as green camouflage uniforms ..."

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