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 |
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| Synonyms | Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos |
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| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization |
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| Part holonym | Sinn Fein |
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| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act |
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| Domain region | Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland |
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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 |
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| Synonyms | individual retirement account |
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| Broader (hypernym) | pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan |
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3. | ira (act) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
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| Synonyms | anger, ire, wrath |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deadly sin, mortal sin |
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