Ira
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ira in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Ira in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Word Origin
- Ira
- masc. proper name, from Hebrew, literally "watchful," from stem of 'ur "to awake, to rouse oneself."
Example
- 1. The ira and its weapons have been decommissioned .
- 2. Guests at the grand hotel in brighton , after a bomb attack by the ira .
- 3. For years , ardent american supporters of the ira had provided funds for its violent activities .
- 4. Residents typically know dozens of men who were killed and scores who were imprisoned for ira offences .
- 5. John major and john bruton said they would resume talks with sinn fein if the ira reinstated its cease-fire .