the IRA
noun [ + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˌaɪ.ɑːrˈeɪ/ us/ˌaɪ.ɑːrˈeɪ/
爱尔兰共和军（the Irish Republican Army的缩写）
abbreviation for the Irish Republican Army: an illegal organization that wants Northern Ireland to be politically independent of the UK and united with the Republic of Ireland, and that has fought for this aim with terrorism in the past