ALL meanings of contra
con·tra
C c - preposition contra against 3
- noun contra a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua 3
- noun contra A member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the US for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat. 1
- noun contra Nicaraguan rebel, guerrilla 1
- prefix contra against, counter 1
- preposition contra against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult. 1
- adverb contra contrariwise; on or to the contrary. 1
- noun plural contra (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua. 1
- noun contra (business) a deal to swap goods or services. 0
- noun contra (accounting) an entry that cancels another entry. 0
- noun contra (Informal) (music) any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass. 0
- noun contra (dance) A contra dance. 0
- noun contra (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (US, New England, dance) A country dance. 0
- adverb contra to the contrary to something. 0
- preposition contra against; contrary or opposed to. 0