`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
noun
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
noun
someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
verb
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
verb
break with established customs
Word Forms
insurrection
noun
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rebel
verb
take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
maverick
adjective
independent in behavior or thought
rebel
noun
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
rebellion
noun
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rising
noun
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
renegade
noun
someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rebell
„Johnny“ wurde von den Bundessoldaten im amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg als Spitzname für Soldaten der Konföderierten verwendet; „Greyback“ leitet sich von den grauen Uniformen der Konföderierten ab
🇫🇷French
rebelle
« Johnny » a été appliqué comme surnom aux soldats confédérés par les soldats fédéraux pendant la guerre civile américaine ; « grayback » dérivé de leurs uniformes gris confédérés
🇪🇸Spanish
rebelde
Los soldados federales aplicaron "Johnny" como apodo a los soldados confederados en la Guerra Civil estadounidense; "Greyback" derivado de sus uniformes confederados grises.
🇮🇹Italian
ribelle
"Johnny" fu usato come soprannome per i soldati confederati dai soldati federali durante la guerra civile americana; "greyback" deriva dalle loro uniformi confederate grigie
🇵🇹Portuguese
rebelde
`Johnny' foi usado como apelido para soldados confederados pelos soldados federais na Guerra Civil Americana; `greyback' derivado de seus uniformes confederados cinza
🇷🇺Russian
мятежник
«Джонни» было использовано федеральными солдатами в качестве прозвища для солдат Конфедерации во время Гражданской войны в США; Слово «серый» произошло от серой униформы Конфедерации.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बागी
अमेरिकी गृहयुद्ध में संघीय सैनिकों द्वारा संघीय सैनिकों के लिए 'जॉनी' उपनाम के रूप में लागू किया गया था; 'ग्रेबैक' उनकी ग्रे कॉन्फेडरेट वर्दी से लिया गया है
🇧🇩Bengali
বিদ্রোহী
'জনি' আমেরিকান গৃহযুদ্ধে ফেডারেল সৈন্যদের দ্বারা কনফেডারেট সৈন্যদের ডাকনাম হিসাবে প্রয়োগ করা হয়েছিল; 'গ্রেব্যাক' তাদের ধূসর কনফেডারেট ইউনিফর্ম থেকে প্রাপ্ত
🇮🇳Tamil
கிளர்ச்சியாளர்
அமெரிக்க உள்நாட்டுப் போரில் ஃபெடரல் சிப்பாய்களால் கான்ஃபெடரேட் சிப்பாய்களுக்கான புனைப்பெயராக `ஜானி' பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது; `கிரேபேக்' அவர்களின் சாம்பல் நிற கூட்டமைப்பு சீருடையில் இருந்து பெறப்பட்டது
🇮🇳Telugu
తిరుగుబాటు
అమెరికన్ సివిల్ వార్లో ఫెడరల్ సైనికులు కాన్ఫెడరేట్ సైనికులకు మారుపేరుగా 'జానీ'ని వర్తింపజేసారు; 'గ్రేబ్యాక్' వారి బూడిద కాన్ఫెడరేట్ యూనిఫాంల నుండి తీసుకోబడింది
🇮🇳Marathi
बंडखोर
'जॉनी' हे अमेरिकन गृहयुद्धातील फेडरल सैनिकांनी संघटित सैनिकांसाठी टोपणनाव म्हणून लागू केले होते; 'ग्रेबॅक' त्यांच्या राखाडी कॉन्फेडरेट युनिफॉर्ममधून घेतलेला आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
બળવાખોર
અમેરિકન સિવિલ વોરમાં સંઘીય સૈનિકો દ્વારા સંઘના સૈનિકોના ઉપનામ તરીકે `જોની' લાગુ કરવામાં આવ્યું હતું; `ગ્રેબેક' તેમના ગ્રે કોન્ફેડરેટ યુનિફોર્મમાંથી ઉતરી આવ્યો છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಂಡಾಯವೆದ್ದರು
ಅಮೆರಿಕದ ಅಂತರ್ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ಫೆಡರಲ್ ಸೈನಿಕರು ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಸೈನಿಕರ ಅಡ್ಡಹೆಸರಾಗಿ `ಜಾನಿ' ಅನ್ನು ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿದರು; `ಗ್ರೇಬ್ಯಾಕ್' ಅನ್ನು ಅವರ ಬೂದು ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರದಿಂದ ಪಡೆಯಲಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കലാപകാരി
അമേരിക്കൻ ആഭ്യന്തരയുദ്ധത്തിൽ ഫെഡറൽ സൈനികർ കോൺഫെഡറേറ്റ് സൈനികരുടെ വിളിപ്പേരായി 'ജോണി' പ്രയോഗിച്ചു; അവരുടെ ചാരനിറത്തിലുള്ള കോൺഫെഡറേറ്റ് യൂണിഫോമിൽ നിന്ന് ഉരുത്തിരിഞ്ഞതാണ് `ഗ്രേബാക്ക്'
'조니(Johnny)'는 미국 남북전쟁 당시 연방군이 남부군을 가리키는 별명으로 사용했다. 회색 남부군 군복에서 파생된 '그레이백'
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nổi loạn
`` Johnny 'được binh lính Liên bang áp dụng làm biệt hiệu cho binh lính Liên minh miền Nam trong Nội chiến Hoa Kỳ; `` lưng xám '' có nguồn gốc từ đồng phục màu xám của Liên minh miền Nam
`Johnny' digunakan sebagai nama panggilan untuk tentara Konfederasi oleh tentara Federal dalam Perang Saudara Amerika; `greyback' berasal dari seragam Konfederasi abu-abu mereka
🇵🇭Filipino
rebelde
Ang `Johnny' ay inilapat bilang palayaw para sa Confederate na mga sundalo ng mga sundalong Pederal sa American Civil War; Ang `greyback' ay nagmula sa kanilang kulay abong Confederate na uniporme
🇲🇾Malay
memberontak
`Johnny' telah digunakan sebagai nama samaran untuk askar Gabungan oleh askar Persekutuan dalam Perang Saudara Amerika; `punggung kelabu' berasal daripada pakaian seragam Konfederasi kelabu mereka
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
المتمردين
تم استخدام "جوني" كلقب للجنود الكونفدراليين من قبل الجنود الفيدراليين في الحرب الأهلية الأمريكية؛ "greyback" مشتق من زيهم الكونفدرالي الرمادي
🇮🇷Persian
شورشی
"جانی" توسط سربازان فدرال در جنگ داخلی آمریکا به عنوان نام مستعار برای سربازان کنفدراسیون به کار رفت. "greyback" از لباس خاکستری کنفدراسیون آنها گرفته شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
isyancı
'Johnny', Amerikan İç Savaşı'nda Federal askerler tarafından Konfederasyon askerlerine verilen bir takma ad olarak uygulandı; Gri Konfederasyon üniformalarından türetilen "gri sırtlı"
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִמְרוֹד
'ג'וני' יושם ככינוי לחיילי הקונפדרציה על ידי החיילים הפדרליים במלחמת האזרחים האמריקאית; 'גב אפור' נגזר ממדי הקונפדרציה האפורים שלהם
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The primary meaning of 'rebel' is '`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms'.
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