provisional


Definition: Meaning of, provisional in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prəˈvɪʒ(ə)n(ə)l /

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[formal]
  1. likely or able to be changed in the future
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provisional used in phrases

  • Provisional IRA (noun)
    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
  • Provisional IRA, the
    1. an illegal military organization that wants Northern Ireland to leave the UK. In 1969, a group that favoured the use of violence, bombing etc separated from the main IRA, and officially this group is called the "Provisional IRA". But in fact when people talk about the "IRA", they usually mean this group.
  • Provisional Irish Republican Army (noun)
    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
  • provisional licence (noun)
    1. an official document that you must have when you are learning to drive [=  learner's permit American English]
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