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Irish Republican Army

DEFINITIONS OF: Irish Republican Army

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n 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

Synonyms:
IRA, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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