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English noun: IRA

1. IRA (group) a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland


SynonymsIrish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Part holonymSinn Fein


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionEire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland

2. IRA (cognition) a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred


Synonymsindividual retirement account


Broader (hypernym)pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan

3. ira (act) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)


Synonymsanger, ire, wrath


Broader (hypernym)deadly sin, mortal sin









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