FARC

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proper noun

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.

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Meanings

FARC1

proper noun

alternative Farc

  1. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964.

    The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.

    2021 November 30, Jennifer Hansler, “US removes Colombia’s FARC from terrorism blacklist”, in CNN

Farc2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of FARC.

    Santos’s peace deal with the Farc – at the time, the most powerful guerrilla insurgency in the western hemisphere – led to 7,000 combatants laying down their rifles and gave Colombians the hope of a more peaceful chapter in their country’s bloody history.

    2025 February 26, Luke Taylor, “Colombia risks return to violent past, says architect of landmark peace deal”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. SpanishFARC
  2. EnglishFARC

Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).

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Translations

Portuguese FARC
  • FARCMarxist–Leninist guerrilla group
Spanish FARC
  • FARCMarxist–Leninist guerrilla group

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APA

FARC. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FARC

MLA

“FARC.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FARC. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “FARC,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/FARC.

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