Contra is a Latin preposition meaning "against". It is very frequently abbreviated to con, which is a separate preposition. Contra may refer to:
- Contras, Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries opposed to the Sandinistas
- Iran–Contra affair, the Reagan administration selling weapons to Iran to fund the Contras
- Contra (citation signal), a term used in legal citations
Famous quotes containing the word contra:
“What is this that roareth thus?
Can it be a Motor Bus?
Yes, the smell and hideous hum
Indicat Motorem Bum ...
Domine, defende nos Contra hos Motores Bos!”
—Alfred Godley (1856–1925)
“What is this that roareth thus?
Can it be a Motor Bus?
Yes, the smell and hideous hum
Indicat Motorem Bum ...
Domine, defende nos Contra hos Motores Bos!”
—Alfred Godley (1856–1925)