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Maquis

'''Maquis''' or 'macchia' is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation, where privateers used to hide. The name has been adopted by a variety of guerilla movements in francophone countries.
Maquis may also refer to:

Geography


- Maquis shrubland, biome in Mediterranean countries with shrubland similar to North American chaparral.

Guerillas


- Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance
- Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who resisted the Francisco Franco regime after the Spanish Civil War
- Union of the Peoples of Cameroon members during the fight for Cameroon's independence (1955-1960)
- Maquis (Star Trek), anti-Cardassian resistance movement in the fictional ''Star Trek'' universe
    - The Maquis (DS9 episode)|"The Maquis" (''DS9'' episode), the twentieth and twenty-first episodes of the second season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

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