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PRONUNCIATION OF ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE

Ulster Volunteer Force  [ˈʌlstə ˌvɒlənˈtɪə fɔːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE

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Ulster Volunteer Force is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ulster Volunteer Force

The Ulster Volunteer Force is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in late 1965 or early 1966 and named after the Ulster Volunteers of the early twentieth century. Its first leader was Gusty Spence, a former British soldier. The group undertook an armed campaign of almost thirty years during The Troubles. It declared a ceasefire in 1994 and officially ended its campaign in 2007, although some of its members have continued to engage in violence. Noted for secrecy and a policy of limited, selective membership, the UVF's declared goals were to combat Irish republicanism – particularly the Irish Republican Army – and to maintain Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom. The vast majority of its 481 known victims were civilians from the Irish Catholic community. During the conflict, its deadliest attack in Northern Ireland was the 1971 McGurk's Bar bombing, which killed fifteen civilians. Since 1969 the group had also carried out attacks in the Republic of Ireland. The deadliest of these were the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings, which killed 33 civilians, the highest number of deaths in a single day of the conflict.

Definition of Ulster Volunteer Force in the English dictionary

The definition of Ulster Volunteer Force in the dictionary is the Ulster Volunteer Force a Loyalist paramilitary organization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE


deforce
dɪˈfɔːs
downforce
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːs
efforce
ɪˈfɔːs
enforce
ɪnˈfɔːs
force
fɔːs
perforce
pəˈfɔːs
reinforce
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs
renforce
rɛnˈfɔːs
storm-force
ˈstɔːmˌfɔːs
Wilberforce
ˈwɪlbəˌfɔːs
workforce
ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE

Ulpian
ULSD
ulster
Ulster Defence Association
Ulster Defence Regiment
Ulster Democratic Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Council
ulstered
ulsterette
Ulsterman
Ulstermen
Ulsterwoman
Ulsterwomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE

air force
Delta Force
divorce
driving force
electromotive force
field sales force
G-force
in force
labour force
life force
line of force
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
police force
Royal Air Force
sales force
storm force
strike force
task force
the force
tour de force

Synonyms and antonyms of Ulster Volunteer Force in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ulster Volunteer Force» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

阿尔斯特志愿军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fuerza de Voluntarios del Ulster
570 millions of speakers

English

Ulster Volunteer Force
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलस्टा स्वयंसेवी बल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوة متطوعي ألستر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ольстер Волонтер Force
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ulster Força Voluntária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আল্স্টার স্বেচ্ছাসেবক বাহিনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ulster Volunteer Force
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ulster Volunteer Force
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ulster Volunteer Force
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アルスター義勇軍
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얼 스터 자원 봉사 포스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ulster Volunteer Force
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ulster tình nguyện quân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உல்ஸ்டர் தொண்டர் படை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्स्टर स्वयंसेवक फोर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ulster Gönüllü Gücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ulster Volunteer Force
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ulster Volunteer siła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ольстер Волонтер Force
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ulster Volunteer Forța
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ulster Volunteer Force
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ulster Volunteer Force
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Ulster Volunteer Force
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ulster Volunteer Force
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ulster Volunteer Force

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE»

The term «Ulster Volunteer Force» is normally little used and occupies the 143.097 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ulster Volunteer Force

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE»

Discover the use of Ulster Volunteer Force in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ulster Volunteer Force and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carson's Army: The Ulster Volunteer Force, 1910-22
This book will be essential reading for military and Irish historians and their students, and will interest any general reader interested in modern paramilitary forces.
Timothy Bowman, 2012
2
Ireland's Terrorist Dilemma
MILITARISING A SOCIETY: THE ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE, 1913-1914 JOSEPHINE HOWIE This essay is partly based on a paper given to Brian Bond's Military history seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, London University.
Yonah Alexander, Alan O'Day, 1986
3
Kitchener_s Army: The Raising of the New Armies 1914 _ 1916
With groups of volunteers now busy drilling all over the province, the Ulster Unionist Council decided, in January 1913, to form them into a single body called the Ulster Volunteer Force. It would consist of 100,000 men who had recently signed ...
Peter Simkins, 2007
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Articles on Ulster Volunteer Force, Including: Shankill ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and ...
In 1969 the existing nongovernmental paramilitary organizations — the Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force— could hardly be characterized as involved in populist politics or populist paramilitary mobilization. The UVF ...
Allen Feldman, 1991
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Nordirland in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Finally, though not of tremendous military significance the Ulster Volunteer Force, in some areas, developed a cavalry component. The most famous was the Enniskillen Horse in Fermanagh68 which was founded and commanded by William ...
Jürgen Elvert, 1994
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Ireland: A History
Altogether more substantial was the formation of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF ) in early 1913. This body soon numbered upwards of ninety thousand and represented a hugely visible military mobilisation of Protestant opinion.
Thomas Bartlett, 2010
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Militant Unionism: Loyalist Volunteer Force, Ulster Defence ...
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Source Wikipedia, 2011
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The Integrity of Ireland: Home Rule, Nationalism, and ...
AS THE HOME RULE CRISIS APPROACHED A DECISIVE STAGE, THE EMERGENCE of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) took on great significance, both in Ireland and at Westminster. Unionists played on its potential for violent action.
Stephen M. Duffy, 2009
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition
Colleen Sullivan See also Irish Republican Army; Orange Volunteers; Red Hand Defenders; Ulster Defense Association; Ulster Volunteer Force Further Readings CAIN Web Archive. “Ulster Freedom Fighters and Ulster Defense Association ...
Gus Martin, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULSTER VOLUNTEER FORCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ulster Volunteer Force is used in the context of the following news items.
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McGurk's Bar bomb memorial attacked
The atrocity was carried out by the paramilitary Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), but had initially been presented by the RUC as an accidental "own goal" by the IRA ... «U.TV, Jun 15»
2
“Serial killers” allowed to operate in North by British Army, says BBC
British security forces colluded with paramilitary killers during the Troubles in Northern ... with the Ulster Defense Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force. «IrishCentral, May 15»
3
UK agents 'worked with NI paramilitary killers'
British security forces had thousands of agents and informants working inside ... Mark Haddock, who ran one of the Ulster Volunteer Force's most notorious terror ... «BBC News, May 15»
4
Love Ulster parade planned for Dublin next month
Loyalist William Frazer has said a Love Ulster march will take place in Dublin ... attack for six sectarian killings carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force in the ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
5
Glenanne gang case: Judicial review granted over investigation into …
The Ulster Volunteer Force gang was based at a farm in Glenanne, County Armagh. Patrick Barnard was one of four people who died in a bomb at the Hillcrest ... «BBC News, Feb 15»
6
'For God and Ulster ... No surrender'
There are scarlet poppies, Union flags and the iconography of British military commemoration, along with the Ulster Volunteer Force motto, “For God and Ulster”. «Irish Times, Oct 14»
7
Ian Paisley: good riddance to a vile bigot
He hated gay people, and launched a campaign called “Save Ulster from ... in the police who were very close to the UVF [Ulster Volunteer Force, the latest ... «Socialist Worker, Sep 14»
8
Thousands take part in Larne UVF gun-running commemoration
Thousands of people have taken part in a parade in Larne to commemorate the Ulster Volunteer Force gun-running 100 years ago. In 1914 loyalists imported ... «BBC News, Apr 14»
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UVF members shot Jemma McGrath, says Matt Baggott
Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force shot a 24-year-old woman in east Belfast, the chief constable has said. Jemma McGrath was shot a number of times at ... «BBC News, Dec 13»
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Ulster Volunteer Force is no longer on ceasefire, police warn
The Ulster Volunteer Force is no longer on ceasefire after a series of shootings and acts of intimidation by the loyalist terror group, rank-and-file police officers ... «The Guardian, Nov 13»

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