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RED HAND DEFENDERS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
Synonyms:
Red Hand Defenders; RHD
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
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)
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain region:
Northern Ireland (a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland)
