People's Liberation Army
noun
See under Huk(def 1).
the name of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
a rebel army or army of liberation in any of various other countries.
Definition for people's liberation army (2 of 2)
Huk
[ hook ]
/ huk /
noun, plural Huks.
a member of the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (People's Liberation Army), a Communist agrarian revolutionary group in central Luzon in the Philippines.
a member of the Hukbalahap, an anti-Japanese resistance group in central Luzon during World War II.
Origin of Huk
shortening of Tagalog
hukbo army