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urban guerrilla

noun

a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, especially during the 1970s.

Origin:
1965–70

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urban guerrilla

—n
	a guerrilla who operates in a town or city, engaging in terrorism, kidnapping, etc

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