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ARMATA CORSA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia
Example:
the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica
Synonyms:
Armata Corsa; Corsican Army
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act 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 fear)
Domain region:
Corse; Corsica (a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte)
