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Irish Republican Army


Definition: Meaning of, Irish Republican Army in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʌɪrɪʃ rɪˈpʌblɪkən ˈɑːmi /

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  1. 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
    SYNONYM
    IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos
    ANTONYM
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Irish Republican Army used in phrases

  • Continuity Irish Republican Army (noun)
    1. a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
  • Dissident Irish Republican Army (noun)
    1. a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
  • Irish Republican Army, the
    1. the full name of the IRA
  • Provisional Irish Republican Army (noun)
    1. 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
  • Real Irish Republican Army (noun)
    1. a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
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