ira : Idioms & Phrases
ira gershwin
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noun United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983)
Gershwin.
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provisional ira
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noun a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
Irish Republican Army; IRA; Provos; Provisional Irish Republican Army.
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real ira
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noun a radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
RIRA; Dissident Irish Republican Army; Real Irish Republican Army.
