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English noun: Provisional Irish Republican Army

1. Provisional Irish Republican Army (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


SynonymsIRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, 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









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