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IRISH NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
Synonyms:
Catholic Reaction Force; INLA; Irish National Liberation Army; People's Liberation Army; People's Republican 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:
Eire; Ireland; Irish Republic; Republic of Ireland (a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)
