Dictionary

Zapatista en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌzɑː.pəˈtiːs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sæ-/ (General-American)
• /ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish Zapata Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish zapatistabor. English Zapatista Borrowed from Spanish zapatista.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to Zapatismo.
2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the Zapatistas.

Forms

Zapatista en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌzɑː.pəˈtiːs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /sæ-/ (General-American)
• /ˌzæ.pəˈtis.tə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish Zapata Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istalbor. Spanish -ista Spanish zapatistabor. English Zapatista Borrowed from Spanish zapatista.

Meanings

1. (historical) A member of the Liberation Army of the South, a group formed and led by Emiliano Zapata that took part in the Mexican Revolution.
2. A member of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, an indigenous leftist group that formed in the jungles of Chiapas in 1983 and coordinated an uprising on January 1, 1994, the day NAFTA took effect.

Forms

Relateds

Neozapatismo · EZLN · Zapata County · ELS · Zapata sparrow · Zapata rail · Neozapatista · Zapata · Zapata wren · Zapatismo · Zapata mustache