IRA /ˌaɪ(ˌ)ɑrˈe; ˈaɪrə/
IRA
n 1: a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used
terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive
British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a
united independent Ireland [syn: Irish Republican Army,
Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA,
Provos]
2: a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute
a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the
interest earned in the account are deferred [syn: individual
retirement account]
3: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong
(personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: wrath, anger,
ire]
Ira
citizen; wakeful. (1.) A Tekoite, one of David's thirty warriors
(2 Sam. 23:26).
(2.) An Ithrite, also one of David's heroes (2 Sam. 23:38).
(3.) A Jairite and priest, a royal chaplain (2 Sam. 20:26) or
confidential adviser (comp. 2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Chr. 18:17).
Ira, watchman; making bare; pouring out