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Provisional IRA
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Provisional IRA - 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 IrelandIRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provosact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearSinn Fein - an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican ArmyEire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland - a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921 |
Provisional IRA
Related to Provisional IRA: Real IRA, INLA, Sinn FeinSynonyms for Provisional IRAnoun 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 IrelandSynonyms- IRA
- Irish Republican Army
- Provisional Irish Republican Army
- Provos
Related Words- act of terrorism
- terrorism
- terrorist act
- Sinn Fein
- Eire
- Ireland
- Irish Republic
- Republic of Ireland
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