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Guildford Four

Guildford Four proper noun: a group of four individuals who were wrongly charged with direct involvement in the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, with alleged ties to the Provisional Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican terrorist organization.

Proper noun

the Guildford Four

  1. (historical) A group of four individuals who were wrongly charged with direct involvement in the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, with alleged ties to the Provisional Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican terrorist organization.

Questions about Guildford Four

What does Guildford Four mean?
Guildford Four means a group of four individuals who were wrongly charged with direct involvement in the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, with alleged ties to the Provisional Irish Republican Army, an Irish republican terrorist organization.
What part of speech is Guildford Four?
Guildford Four is a proper noun.

Words near Guildford Four in the dictionary

  1. guilder
  2. guilders
  3. Guilderson
  4. Guildersons
  5. Guildford
  6. Guildford Four
  7. Guildford West
  8. Guildfordian
  9. Guildfordians
  10. guildhall
  11. guildhalls

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