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View synonyms for Ira

Ira

1

[ ahy-ruh ]

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”


IRA

2
or I.R.A.

IRA

abbreviation for

  1. Irish Republican Army
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In the Trouser Press, Ian McCaleb and Ira Robbins called the band’s follow-up, 1983’s “Get It Away,” “a definitive hardcore classic.”

Through the IRA, Congress allocated billions of dollars in resources to counter or prevent the effects of climate change, particularly in areas most likely to be affected, such as coastal cities.

From Salon

One is part of a mortar from 1991, when the Provisional IRA attacked Number 10 Downing Street.

From BBC

“The thought was, Why can’t we essentially create a medical IRA?, and give people a reason and incentive to save money for their future health care expenses, not just for their current expenses.”

From Slate

It's an adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe's book about the story of the IRA's Price sisters.

From BBC

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