provisional ira

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Definition of provisional ira in English English dictionary

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

an illegal military organization that wants Northern Ireland to leave the UK. In 1969, a group that favoured the use of violence, bombing etc separated from the main IRA, and officially this group is called the "Provisional IRA". But in fact when people talk about the "IRA", they usually mean this group

Hyphenation

pro·vi·sion·al IRA

Turkish pronunciation

prıvîjınıl ayrı

Pronunciation

/prəˈvəᴢʜənəl ˈīrə/ /prəˈvɪʒənəl ˈaɪrə/