FARC

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FARC^¹

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Borrowed from Spanish FARC, from Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (“Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia”).

proper noun Farc

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group involved in the continuing Colombian conflict starting in 1964. The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.

Farc^²

proper noun

Alternative letter-case form of FARC Santos’s peace deal with the Farc – at the time, the most powerful guerrilla insurgency in the western hemisphere – led to 7,000 combatants laying down their rifles and gave Colombians the hope of a more peaceful chapter in their country’s bloody history.

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name Marxist–Leninist guerrilla group

Español	FARC
Português	FARC

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"FARC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/farc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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FARC. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/farc

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"FARC." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/farc.

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@misc{farc_2026,
  title = {FARC},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}