HyperDic: ulster_defence_association

English > 1 sense of the expression Ulster Defence Association:
NOUNgroupUlster Defence Association, UDAthe major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland
English > Ulster Defence Association: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs.
SynonymUDA
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe 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 ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionNorthern IrelandA division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
SpanishAsociación en Defensa del Ulster, UDA
CatalanUlster Defence Association

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