PROVOS, THE

Meaning of PROVOS, THE in English

Pro ‧ vos, the /ˈprəʊvəʊz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] informal

the ↑ Provisional IRA

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PROVOS — Pro ‧ vos, the /ˈprəʊvəʊz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] informal the ↑ Provisional IRA
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PROVOS — ➡ Provisionals
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PROVOS — сокр. от (provisionals)
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PROVOS — сокр. от provisionals
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IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY (IRA) — Republican paramilitary organization, founded in 1919, seeking the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the unification of the …
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PROVO — /proh"voh/ , n. a city in central Utah. 73,907. /proh"voh/ , n. , pl. Provos . ( sometimes l.c. ) …
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PROVO — /proh"voh/ , n. , pl. provos . ( sometimes cap. ) a Dutch or German political agitator, esp. in the …
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PROVO — I. ˈprō-(ˌ)vō noun ( plural Provos ) Etymology: Prov isional I.R.A., name of the faction + -o (I) Date: 1971 …
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PROVO — [Pro.vo] n, pl Provos [Provisional I.R.A., name of the faction + [1]-o] (1971): a member of the extremist faction of …
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O'CONNELL, DAVID — Irish Daithi O Conaill born 1937, Cork, Ire. died Jan. 1, 1991, Dublin Irish political activist, a cofounder of the …
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IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY — (IRA) also called Provisional Irish Republican Army Republican paramilitary organization seeking the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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SCOUT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Boy Scout Cub Scout Girl Scout talent scout COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN boy …
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S
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RIGHT
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OUT
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GIVE
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GET
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FOR
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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COME
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CLOSE
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BE
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BACK
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AT
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IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY — Republican paramilitary organization, founded in 1919, seeking the end of British rule in Northern Ireland and the unification of the …
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IRA — I . IRA ( in full Individual Retirement Account ) a US government plan that allows people to put part …
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PROVISIONALS — ( also infml the Provos ) another name for the Provisional IRA , the part of the IRA that has …
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