Partizan
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Partizan is the Serbo-Croatian
, Macedonian
, and Slovene term for a partisan. It is usually used in those languages to denote a member of the World War II
resistance movement
, the Yugoslav Partisans, which are always mentioned in those languages without the adjective "Yugoslav", i.e. simply as "Partisans" or "Partizani" (plural of "Partizan").
Partizan is also a variant spelling of Partisan (weapon)
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The term may also refer to:
in sports:
other meanings:
Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
, Macedonian
Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
, and Slovene term for a partisan. It is usually used in those languages to denote a member of the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
resistance movement
Resistance movement
A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to opposing an invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign state. It may seek to achieve its objects through either the use of nonviolent resistance or the use of armed force...
, the Yugoslav Partisans, which are always mentioned in those languages without the adjective "Yugoslav", i.e. simply as "Partisans" or "Partizani" (plural of "Partizan").
Partizan is also a variant spelling of Partisan (weapon)
Partisan (weapon)
A partisan is a type of polearm that was used in Europe during the middle ages. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long shaft with protrusions on the sides which aided the user in parrying sword thrusts...
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The term may also refer to:
in sports:
- Partizan BelgradePartizan BelgradeJugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...
(Sports Association Partizan), a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia- FK PartizanFK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
(Football Club Partizan), the association's football club- Partizan StadiumPartizan StadiumPartizan Stadium is a football and track-and-field stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, owned by FK Partizan. It carried the name JNA Stadium for a long time and was the site of Youth Day parade. Even today, the majority of football fans in all countries of the former Yugoslavia call it by its old name....
, the club's stadium
- Partizan Stadium
- KK PartizanKK PartizanKošarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....
, the association's basketball club - VK PartizanVK PartizanVaterpolo klub Partizan Raiffeisen is a waterpolo club from Belgrade, Serbia. VK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. Partizan's home terrain is the pool which is part of the Sportski centar Voždovac na Banjici complex...
, the association's water polo club - RK PartizanRK PartizanRukometni klub Partizan is a handball club from Belgrade, Serbia. RK Partizan is one of the sport clubs in Serbia that are part of sport society Partizan. It was founded in 1948 and until now Partizan had won 8 national titles, 9 national cups and 2 national supercup...
, the association's handball club - OK PartizanOK PartizanOdbojkaški klub Partizan is a volleyball club from Belgrade, Serbia. OK Partizan is part of SD Partizan. The club formed in 1945. In its history it won 11 national championships and 7 cups,and it is one of the most successful male team in Serbian volleyball. The women club formed in 1950...
, the association's volleyball club - HK PartizanHK PartizanHokejaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional ice hockey club from Belgrade. HK Partizan is one of the sport clubs that are part of Partizan sport society. They play their home games at Pionir. The club currently plays in the Slohokej Liga and the Serbian Hockey League. HK Partizan has won 15...
, the association's ice hockey club
- FK Partizan
- FK Partizan MomišićiFK Partizan MomišiciFK Partizan Momišići is a Montenegrin football club based in Momišići, a suburb of Podgorica. They currently compete in Montenegrin Third League - Central Region....
, a football club based in Momišići, Montenegro - NK PartizanNK PartizanNK Partizan is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Slovenj Gradec and competes under the sponsor name Koroške Gradnje. They currently play in the Slovenian Regional League....
, a Slovenian football club - KK Igokea PartizanKK Igokea PartizanKošarkaški klub Igokea is a professional basketball club from Aleksandrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently participates in the Adriatic League and the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, a basketball club from Aleksandrovac, Bosnia - FK Partizan Kosovska MitrovicaFK Partizan Kosovska MitrovicaFK Partizan is a Serbian football club from Kosovska Mitrovica, in northern Kosovo, Serbia.-Notes and references:Notes:References:...
, a Serbian football club from Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo (Serbia). - RK BjelovarRK BjelovarRK Bjelovar is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
, a club previously known as Partizan Bjelovar - FC Partizan Minsk, a club previously known as MTZ-RIPO Minsk
other meanings:
- Prvi PartizanPrvi PartizanPrvi Partizan is an ammunition manufacturer, located in Užice, Serbia. Founded in 1928 as FOMU - Fabrika Oružje Municija Užice. The company produces ammunition for civilian and military consumers in a variety of calibers in various loadings. Their products are available worldwide...
, a Serbian ammunition manufacturer. - Partizan PressPartizan PressPartisan Press is a publisher of military history, especially about the English Civil War. They are the publishing division of Caliver Books — which is based in Leigh-on-Sea and Newthorpe. They also published Valkyrie Quarterly magazine and distribute miniature figurines for wargaming and...
, the UK company that published Valkyrie magazine - Partisan gamePartisan gameIn combinatorial game theory, a game is partisan or partizan if it is not impartial. That is, some moves are available to one player and not to the other.Most games are partisan; for example, in chess, only one player can move the white pieces....
s, also known as partizan games - Partizan Midi-MinuitPartizan Midi-MinuitPartizan Midi-Minuit is a French company, which produced videos such as the multi-award winning Cog television advertisement for the Honda Accord, the 2004 ads for 7-Up, featuring Fido Dido, and music video for U2's Vertigo....
, the company that made the 2004 ads for 7-Up featuring Fido Dido. - Partizan (band)Partizan (band)Partizan was a Romanian rock band founded in Bucharest, Romania in 2001 by Adrian Pleşca and Răzvan Moldovan of Timpuri Noi fame, along with Vali Neamţu, Dan Muşetescu, Vasile Malic and Cristi Sandu....
, a Romanian alternative rock band