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 |
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| Synonyms | IRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, 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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