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Long March

The English word “Long March” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army.

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 長征 (chángzhēng).

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