Look up Contra, contra, or contra- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Contra may refer to: Contra, Virginia Contra Costa Canal, an aqueduct in the U...
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In the history of Nicaragua, the Contras (Spanish: La contrarrevolución, the counter-revolution) were the right-wing militias who waged anti-communist...
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The Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), also referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal, the Iran Initiative, or...
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Coast Contra are an American hip hop group formed in 2015 by Rio Loz, Eric Jamal, and twin brothers Taj Austin and Ras Austin (twin sons of West Coast...
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Contra is a video game series produced by Konami composed primarily of run and gun-style shooting games. The series debuted in February 1987 with the Japanese...
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Contra Costa County (/ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə/ ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay...
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Contra Costa refers to Contra Costa County, California and many things within or adjacent to its borders, including: Contra Costa Centre, California Contra...
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Contra dance (also contradance, contra-dance and other variant spellings) is a form of folk dancing made up of long lines of couples. It has mixed origins...
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Contra 4 is a 2D action game published by Konami Digital Entertainment in the United States and developed by WayForward Technologies. It is the eleventh...
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Super Contra, known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back in Japan, is a run and gun video game by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade...
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Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System...
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Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on...
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Contra-rotating, also referred to as coaxial contra-rotating, is a technique whereby parts of a mechanism rotate in opposite directions about a common...
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Contra proferentem (Latin: "against [the] offeror"), also known as "interpretation against the draftsman", is a doctrine of contractual interpretation...
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Contra Conspiracy (also known as Contra Control[citation needed] and Contra Company) is a 1988 action film written and directed by Thomas Dewier which...
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Cosmin Marius Contra (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈmin ˈmari.us ˈkontra]; born 15 December 1975) is a Romanian football manager and former player. Primarily...
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Aircraft equipped with contra-rotating propellers (CRP) coaxial contra-rotating propellers, or high-speed propellers, apply the maximum power of usually...
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Contra Force is an run and gun game released by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 in North America. It is a spinoff of the Contra series...
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Contra-alto, a musical term meaning low alto, may refer to: Contralto, a low female voice type Contra-alto clarinet, an instrument an octave lower than...
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Nicaraguan Revolution (redirect from Contra War)
the dictatorship in 1978–79, and fighting between the government and the Contras from 1981 to 1990. The revolution revealed the country as one of the major...
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Contra III: The Alien Wars is a 1992 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It is...
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Opvs Contra Natvram is the twelfth studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth, released on 16 September 2022 through Nuclear Blast. Upon release...
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Santo contra los Zombies (also known as Santo vs. the Zombies) is a 1961 Mexican superhero film directed by Benito Alazraki. It depicts the popular character...
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Contra Vision Ltd sells a range of perforated window films to printers for them to produce see-through graphics. Contra Vision also offers other see-through...
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involved in the Nicaraguan Contras' cocaine trafficking operations during the 1980s Nicaraguan civil war in efforts to finance the Contra group that was trying...
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Contraindication (redirect from Contra-indication)
In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm...
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Contra was a restaurant in New York City, New York, United States. Established in 2013, the fine dining establishment served American cuisine and at one...
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Contra Unit is a villainous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in Major League Wrestling (MLW). It consists of leader Mads Krule Krügger...
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Democratic Alliance (Sweden) (redirect from Contra Foundation)
then Prime Minister of Sweden. The heritage of DA has been passed on by Contra, a foundation which publishes a magazine by the same name. It takes libertarian...
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The Contra Dam, commonly known as the Verzasca Dam and the Locarno Dam, is an arch dam on the Verzasca River in the Val Verzasca of Ticino, Switzerland...
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