Sandinista

noun

San·​di·​nis·​ta ˌsan-də-ˈnē-stə 

ˌsän-

: a member of a military and political coalition holding power in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990

Examples of Sandinista in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sandinista rebels ride a small tank in the main square of Managua, Nicaragua on June 20, 1979. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026

Your scholarship focuses heavily on the actions and beliefs of the Sandinista leadership. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025

In the 1980s, President Reagan authorized the CIA to fund Contra rebels to oust the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 17 Oct. 2025

Carter immediately broke with the Somoza regime, which collapsed within weeks and gave rise to the Sandinista National Liberation Front, a revolutionary but eventually anti-American group. — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Augusto César Sandino †1933 Nicaraguan rebel leader

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Sandinista

• arista
• artiste
• batiste
• crista