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Provisional IRA

Provisional IRA proper noun: an Irish republican paramilitary force split from the Irish Republican Army in 1969.

Proper noun

the Provisional IRA

  1. An Irish republican paramilitary force split from the Irish Republican Army in 1969.
    Synonyms:
    Provos

Synonyms of Provisional IRA

Questions about Provisional IRA

What does Provisional IRA mean?
Provisional IRA means an Irish republican paramilitary force split from the Irish Republican Army in 1969.
What part of speech is Provisional IRA?
Provisional IRA is a proper noun.

Words near Provisional IRA in the dictionary

  1. Provises
  2. provision
  3. provisional
  4. provisional government
  5. provisional governments
  6. Provisional IRA
  7. provisional job
  8. provisional jobs
  9. provisional license
  10. provisional licenses
  11. provisionality

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