English dictionary



Hint: In most browsers you can lookup any word by double click it.

English noun: ETA

1. ETA (group) a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees


SamplesIn 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials.


SynonymsBasque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna


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


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionEspana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain

2. eta (communication) the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet


Broader (hypernym)alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet


Member meronymGreek alphabet









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk