English > CIRA: 1 sense > noun 1, groupMeaning | A terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein. |
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Synonyms | Continuity Irish Republican Army, Continuity Army Council |
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Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
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Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
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Region | Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Eire | A republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland |
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Spanish | Ejército Republicano Irlandés de la Continuidad |
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Catalan | Exèrcit Republicà Irlandès de la Continuïtat |
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