Irish National Liberation Army
- noun
- NSFW
:
Ejército Republicano Irlandés
- Many people are still affected by the legacy of the Irish National Liberation Army's activities in the 1980s.
Examples
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In 1974, a left-wing militarist faction split away to form the Irish Republican Socialist Party and created its own military organization, the Irish National Liberation Army.
Academic text (2000) -
The government has implemented policies to address the tensions stemming from the Irish National Liberation Army's efforts for unification.
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The Irish National Liberation Army was known for its militant actions during the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Synonyms
A group in Northern Ireland that uses violence to try to make it part of Ireland
Surface Forms
Morphology
Irish + national + liberation + army
The basic meaning — an Irish army/group aiming for national liberation — is directly and compositionally derivable from the constituents 'Irish' (from Ireland), 'national' (relating to the nation), 'liberation' (act of freeing), and 'army' (armed force). A B1 learner who knows those words can therefore infer it denotes an armed organization seeking national freedom/unification, even if they may not know the specific historical/paramilitary nuances.
Etymology
Irish National Liberation Army is made of clear parts: Irish (people from Ireland), National (for the whole country), Liberation ('freeing' from outside control), and Army (a group organized to fight). So the name says it was a group that used force to try to free and unite Ireland.
