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irish republican army

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
irish re-pub-li-can army
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.

Inflected Forms

the Irish Republican Army (canonical) IRA (abbreviation)

Phrases

Provisional IRA Official IRA Old IRA Óglaigh na hÉireann

Frequently Paired Words

Provo Provos Provisional IRA Official IRA Old IRA Óglaigh na hÉireann

Questions

What does irish republican army mean?
Any of several Irish guerrilla or terrorist organisations fighting British rule in Ireland (later Northern Ireland) since the early 20th century.

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