parti'sanship
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partisan or partizan1 (ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn, ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an adherent or devotee of a cause, party, etc |
| 2. | a. a member of an armed resistance group within occupied territory, esp in Italy or the Balkans in World War II |
| b. (as modifier): partisan forces | |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of, relating to, or characteristic of a partisan |
| 4. | relating to or excessively devoted to one party, faction, etc; one-sided: partisan control |
| [C16: via French, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte faction, from Latin pars | |
| partizan or partizan1 | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: via French, from Old Italian partigiano, from parte faction, from Latin pars | |
| parti'sanship or partizan1 | |
| —n | |
| parti'zanship or partizan1 | |
| —n | |
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