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Synonyms for fifth column


Grammar : Noun



Définition of fifth column

Origin :
  • 1936, from Gen. Emilio Mola's comment at the siege of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War that he would take the city with his four columns of troops outside it and his "fifth column" (quinta columna) in the city.
  • noun secret or subversive group

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