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fifth column 1. (originally) a group of Falangist sympathizers in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War who were prepared to join the four columns of insurgents marching on the city 2. any group of hostile or subversive infiltrators How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even in Anatolia, the nationalists say, they wanted to push us out--"they," in this case, being the Armenians, erstwhile citizens of the same Ottoman Empire, who lived in Anatolia and are then portrayed as fifth columnists of the Europeans and the Russians. fifth columnists know that it is they - and not the military - who brought us defeat in Vietnam. |
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