Usually means: Overthrow of a recent coup.
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  1. countercoup: Merriam-Webster
  2. countercoup: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. countercoup: Collins English Dictionary
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  8. countercoup: Dictionary.com
  9. Countercoup: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  11. countercoup: FreeDictionary.org
  12. countercoup: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. countercoup: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup

Similar:
countercurve, countercuff, cockup, contrecoup, countercastle, cowp, coup d'œil, coupé, counterboring, drophead coupé, more...

Opposite:
coup, takeover, seizure

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Similar:
countercurve, countercuff, cockup, contrecoup, countercastle, cowp, coup d'œil, coupé, counterboring, drophead coupé, more...

Opposite:
coup, takeover, seizure



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