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PRONUNCIATION OF NORAID

Noraid  [ˈnɔːrˌeɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORAID

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Noraid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NORAID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

NORAID

Noraid or the Irish Northern Aid Committee is an Irish American fund raising organization founded after the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in 1969.

Definition of Noraid in the English dictionary

The definition of Noraid in the dictionary is an American organization that supports the Republicans in Northern Ireland.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NORAID


Adelaide
ˈædɪˌleɪd
afraid
əˈfreɪd
aid
eɪd
aide
eɪd
arcade
ɑːˈkeɪd
Band-Aid
ˈbændˌeɪd
blade
bleɪd
decade
ˈdɛkeɪd
grade
ɡreɪd
handmade
ˌhændˈmeɪd
jade
dʒeɪd
laid
leɪd
made
meɪd
maid
meɪd
navaid
ˈnævˌeɪd
paid
peɪd
parade
pəˈreɪd
shade
ʃeɪd
trade
treɪd
upgrade
ʌpˈɡreɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORAID

Nord
Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Nordau
Nordhausen acid
nordic
Nordic skier
Nordic skiing
Nordkyn
Nordkyn Cape
Nordrhein-Westfalen
norepinephrine
norethindrone
norethisterone
Norf
Norfolk
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island pine
Norfolk jacket
Norfolk terrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORAID

abraid
air raid
bank raid
bear raid
border raid
braid
counterraid
dawn raid
drug raid
drugs raid
embraid
gold braid
hit-and-run raid
no-knock raid
ram raid
ram-raid
smash-and-grab raid
unafraid
unbraid
upbraid

Synonyms and antonyms of Noraid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Noraid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORAID

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The translations of Noraid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Noraid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Noraid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Noraid
570 millions of speakers

English

Noraid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Noraid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Noraid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Noraid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Noraid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Noraid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Noraid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Noraid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Noraid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Noraid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Noraid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Noraid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Noraid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Noraid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Noraid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Noraid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Noraid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Noraid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Noraid
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Noraid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Noraid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Noraid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Noraid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Noraid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Noraid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORAID»

The term «Noraid» is used very little and occupies the 171.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORAID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Noraid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORAID»

Discover the use of Noraid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Noraid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ...
Noraid is the acronym for Irish Northern Aid, an Irish-American organization sup- porting Irish republicanism. The group was founded in April 1970 after Joe Cahill and Dáithí Ó Conaill of the new Provisional wing of Sinn Féin and the Irish ...
James Patrick Byrne, Philip Coleman, Jason Francis King, 2008
2
Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Revised Edition
NORAID Irish Northern Aid—generally known as NORAID— was established by Michael Flannery, a former IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY (IRA) member living in New York, in 1969. Its purpose was to facilitate the giving of assistance to the IRA .
Cindy C. Combs, Martin Slann, 2009
3
Ethnic Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy
In fact, they see funds raised in the United States, principally by Noraid, as the largest single source of arms for the conflict. They estimate that half of the money raised by Noraid goes toward armaments. This has led the organization into ...
Mohammed E. Ahrari, 1987
4
Deadly Connections: States that Sponsor Terrorism
The Provisional IRA received considerable funding from the Irish Northern Aid Committee (often known as NORAID), an organization that collected private financial contributions from US citizens. Whether diverted through NORAID or supplied ...
Daniel Byman, 2005
5
The Ethnic Entanglement: Conflict and Intervention in World ...
Events which display the autonomous power of U.S. -based groups indicate the complex relationship in the transnational realm. The NORAID itself split over the question about the support of the political activities of Sinn Fein in Ireland, and the ...
John F. Stack, Lui Hebron, 1999
6
Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA
Provisional supporters in the United States certainly reaped benefit: Bloody Sunday was, in the words of Michael Flannery, Noraid's 'first big publicity break'.1 1 In Ireland itself, the Dublin government announced a national day of mourning and ...
Richard English, 2008
7
The Irish Experience Since 1800: A Concise History
NORAID and the American Connection with Ulster One of the major conduits for smuggling arms from the United States to Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles was the Northern Aid Committee. Popularly known as NORAID, the  ...
Thomas E. Hachey, Lawrence J. McCaffrey
8
Terrorist Financing and Resourcing
which saw NORAID donations increase to 70,000 USD for that sixmonth period, versus 50,000 USD the prior six months.109 When inmates from PIRA and the Irish National Liberation Army (a more Marxist organization), led by PIRA prison ...
Jodi Vittori, 2011
9
The Cost of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, and Liberty
The Irish Northern Aid Committee (Noraid), founded in 1 969 by Irish civil war veterans, has at times provided important ideological and financial support to the PIRA.38 With one or two exceptions, the United States initially turned a blind eye to ...
Laura K. Donohue, 2008
10
Kingdom Come
Thirty years earlier, he had helped organise Noraid, the US-based funding operation which provided the IRA with much of their revenue. Noraid became a major thorn in the flesh of the British government, who saw massive amounts of money ...
Rob Murphy, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORAID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Noraid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blurring the Lines: Diaspora Politics and Globalized Constituencies
... sustain the conflict through activities such as fundraising for the Irish Republican Army (IRA) via the Irish Northern Aid Committee (NORAID). «World Politics Review, Jul 15»
2
Crowdfunding a War: East Ukraine the Latest, But Far From the First
Peter King (R – NY), who for years fundraised for IRA terrorists as part of the Noraid movement, backing attacks against “British imperialism.”. «Antiwar.com, Jun 15»
3
Iranian-Americans: Homeland and Hostland Nexus
While NORAID was responsible for funding the most extreme factions within the Irish republican movement, ANIA represented a different ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
4
Sinn Féin's evolving funding stream from Irish-America
Noraid, which began sending money back to republicans and the dependants of IRA political prisoners shortly after the start of the Troubles, ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
5
PSNI not included in New York St Patrick's Day parade
“Before Christmas I wrote to the PSNI again pointing out that Martin Galvin, the former head of the Irish Northern Aid (NORAID) which funded ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jan 15»
6
Martin Galvin: He may be older, but his hatred remains intact
Galvin came to prominence as the publicity director for Irish Northern Aid (Noraid), which from the early-1970s claimed to raise money for the ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
7
American IRA figure calls for end to dissident republican armed …
Martin Galvin, a co-founder of Noraid and later a bitter critic of Sinn Féin's peace strategy, is the latest voice within dissident republicanism to ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
8
How Irish diplomats took the fight to IRA cheerleaders
Noraid supporters on the streets of San Francisco. ... government and the IRA and its support organisation Noraid (Irish Northern Aid) had been ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jan 15»
9
A Parade of Troubles
The Irish, British, and American governments long regarded Noraid as a U.S.-based fundraiser for the Provisional IRA, which waged a guerrilla ... «City Journal, Jan 15»
10
Officials rejected plan for president to sign certificates for tree project …
... be practical to personally sign all “thank you” letters and it could be embarrassing if such letters were sent to “prominent Noraid members”. «Irish Times, Dec 14»

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