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Huk  (ho̅o̅k),USA pronunciation n., pl. Huks. 
  • Governmenta member of the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (People's Liberation Army,) a Communist agrarian revolutionary group in central Luzon in the Philippines.
  • Governmenta member of the Hukbalahap, an anti-Japanese resistance group in central Luzon during World War II.
    • shortening of Tagalog hukbo army

    'Huk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
    People's Liberation Army

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