flnc (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *FLNC*:
NOUN	group	FLNC, National Liberation Front of Corsica	a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence

English > *FLNC*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism.
Synonym	National Liberation Front of Corsica
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
Instance of	terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO	A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Region	France, French Republic	A republic in western Europe
Catalan	Front d'Alliberament Nacional de Còrsega

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