Noun | 1. | IRA - 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 |
2. | IRA - 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 Synonyms: individual retirement account | |
3. | ira - belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) |