Reference meaning
IRA
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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
Related source terms
irish republican armyprovisional irish republican armyprovisional ira
Other meanings
2. noun
a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
3. noun
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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