INLA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does INLA mean? 

• INLA (noun)
  The noun INLA has 1 sense:

1. a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland

  Familiarity information: INLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INLA (noun)

Meaning:

A radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Catholic Reaction Force; INLA; Irish National Liberation Army; People's Liberation Army; People's Republican Army

Instance hypernyms:

foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)

Domain category:

act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)

Domain region:

Eire; Ireland; Irish Free State (a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)