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
• Syn: ↑Real IRA, ↑RIRA, ↑Dissident Irish Republican Army
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Ireland, ↑Republic of Ireland, ↑Irish Republic, ↑Eire
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.