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Definition of Provisional ira
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Ira, Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Terms within: Sinn Fein
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Terms within: Sinn Fein
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Eire, Ireland, Irish Republic, Republic Of Ireland
Definition of Provisional ira
1. Proper noun. One of the two groups formed following a split in the IRA in 1969, advocating a united socialist Ireland and supporting the use of terrorism and violence. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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