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PRONUNCIATION OF UNRRA

UNRRA  [ˌjuːɛnɑːrɑːrˈeɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNRRA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unrra 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 UNRRA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

UNRRA

United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration was an international relief agency, largely dominated by the United States but representing 44 nations. Founded in 1943, it became part of the United Nations in 1945, was especially active in 1945 and 1946, and largely shut down operations in 1947. Its purpose was to "plan, co-ordinate, administer or arrange for the administration of measures for the relief of victims of war in any area under the control of any of the United Nations through the provision of food, fuel, clothing, shelter and other basic necessities, medical and other essential services". Its staff of civil servants included 12,000 people, with headquarters in New York. Funding came from many nations, and totaled $3.7 billion, of which the United States contributed $2.7 billion; Britain $625 million and Canada $139 million. 1944 special passport issued to an UNRRA official UNRRA cooperated closely with dozens of volunteer charitable organizations, who sent hundreds of their own agencies to work alongside UNRRA.

Definition of UNRRA in the English dictionary

The definition of UNRRA in the dictionary is the first United Nations organization, formed in 1943 by Franklin Roosevelt and in existence until 1949, it provided rehabilitation relief to refugees after World War 2.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNRRA


A/A
eɪˈeɪ
AFA
ˌeɪɛfˈeɪ
ASPCA
ˌeɪespiːsiːˈeɪ
BSA
ˌbiːɛsˈeɪ
CCA
ˈsiːˈsiːˈeɪ
CGA
ˌsiːdʒiːˈeɪ
DEA
ˌdiːiːˈeɪ
DJIA
ˌdiːdʒeɪaɪˈeɪ
EGA
ˌiːdʒiːˈeɪ
FHA
ˌɛfeɪtʃˈeɪ
FICA
ˌefaɪsiːˈeɪ
HLA
ˌeɪtʃelˈeɪ
ILA
ˌaɪɛlˈeɪ
MSA
ˌɛmɛsˈeɪ
NEA
ˌeniːˈeɪ
SPCA
ˌɛspiːsiːˈeɪ
SSA
ˌɛsɛsˈeɪ
USDA
ˌjuːɛsdiːˈeɪ
USIA
ˌjuːesaɪˈeɪ
VOA
ˌviːəʊˈeɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNRRA

UNRWA

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNRRA

ACTRA
APRA
CAMRA
IRA
LEPRA
MHRA
MRA
NRA
OPRA
Provisional IRA

Synonyms and antonyms of UNRRA in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «UNRRA» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNRRA

Find out the translation of UNRRA to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of UNRRA from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «UNRRA» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

联合国善后救济总署
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

UNRRA
570 millions of speakers

English

UNRRA
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

UNRRA
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

UNRRA
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ЮНРРА
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

UNRRA
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

UNRRA
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

UNRRA
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

UNRRA
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

UNRRA
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

UNRRA
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

UNRRA
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

UNRRA
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

UNRRA
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

UNRRA
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

UNRRA
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

UNRRA
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

UNRRA
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

UNRRA
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ЮНРРА
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

UNRRA
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

UNRRA
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

UNRRA
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

UNRRA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

UNRRA
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of UNRRA

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRRA»

The term «UNRRA» is regularly used and occupies the 104.783 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRRA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «UNRRA» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «UNRRA» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNRRA»

Discover the use of UNRRA in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to UNRRA and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Armies of Peace: Canada and the UNRRA Years
This volume challenges the hierarchical and policy-oriented approach to the study of international organizations and offers a more nuanced understanding of Canada's international involvement.
Susan E. Armstrong-Reid, David Murray, 2008
2
DPs: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-1951
UNRRA, "Employment, Recreation, and Occupation of Leisure Time for Displaced Persons in Assembly Areas," orders TWE/E (EC4) 12 and TDP/E(44) 47, 1945, nos. 8, 3. 28. Woodbridge, UNRRA 2:523. Polish and Ukrainian former DPs and ...
Mark Wyman, 1998
3
The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation ...
W. B. Smith, March 31, 1945; “Implementation of UNRRA/ Military Displaced Persons Program,” April 9, 1945; Smith to Jackson, April 11, 1945, NARA RG 333 , Allied Operational and Occupation Headquarters, SHAEF G-5, Secretariat, ...
William I. Hitchcock, 2008
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LIFE
Officials and most-favored citizens are getting the lion's share of food shipped from the U.S. For many months the Polish government has distributed UNRRA supplies on apolitical rather than on a humanitarian basis. This practice has received ...
5
LIFE
The American people, whether they like it or not; will be principal factors in rebuilding the world for the next 10 years, and the confusion over UNRRA adds to their false fears and ignorance-as they approach the job ahead. The American  ...
6
Unhcr and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees: A Legal Analysis
See for the background of UNRRA, Woodbridge, 1950 I at 7-14; UNRRA Agreement, text in Woodbridge, 1950 III at 23 et seq. The term 'United Nations' had been coined by President Roosevelt: it was used first in the Declaration by United ...
Marjoleine Zieck, 1997
7
Canada and the Cost of World War II: The International ...
Canada's contribution under the UNRRA formula was $77 million on the basis of its national income for the year ended 30 June 1943. In accordance with the financial plan, ten per cent of that amount, $7.7 million, was available in funds that ...
Robert Broughton Bryce, Matthew J. Bellamy, 2005
8
Post-Holocaust Politics: Britain, the United States & Jewish ...
don wanted the Jews to leave the camps because Whitehall believed that as long as unrra continued to feed and house them there, the infiltration would continue. Therefore, the British Foreign Office wished unrra to end assistance to them.
Arieh J. Kochavi, 2001
9
Waiting for Hope: Jewish Displaced Persons in Post-World War ...
The best UNRRA personnel came from France, Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, and Poland, where many of them had experienced the savageries of war, understood the problems of the DPs, and were familiar with Nazi terrorism.*5 However ...
Angelika Königseder, Juliane Wetzel, 2001
10
After the Shooting Stopped: The Story of an UNRRA Welfare ...
Susan Pettiss was one of the first American women to enter Munich, scant days after the city fell. Her story is the story of UNRRA and the displaced persons she worked with for three years.
Susan T. Pettiss, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNRRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term UNRRA is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Quartiere Unrra Casas, Sel: «Cantiere privo di sicurezza e lavori …
TRINITAPOLI - La storia continua a ripetersi a Trinitapoli per gli abitanti del quartiere Unrra Casas. Soltanto un paio di me fa, a maggio, a seguito ... «Corriere dell'Ofanto, Jul 15»
2
UNRRA: Na pomoc v najťažšej chvíli sa nezabúda
Týmto heslom sa riadili vlády protihitlerovskej koalície, keď zakladali Správu Spojených národov pre pomoc a obnovu, známu pod skratkou UNRRA (United ... «Pravda.sk, Jun 15»
3
Aperto il bando Unrra destinato a favore di soggetti in condizioni di …
Con direttiva del 2 Marzo 2015 il Ministro dell'Interno ha disposto che, per l'anno in corso, i proventi derivanti dalla gestione del Fondo Unrra, per un importo ... «Citta della Spezia, May 15»
4
Reggio – Prefettura su bando Fondi UNRRA 2015 e le modalità di …
Con direttiva del Signor Ministro dell'Interno del 2 marzo 2015, sono stati determinati gli obiettivi generali per la gestione del Fondo Lire UNRRA e sono stati ... «Strill.it, May 15»
5
Fondo Unrra: stanziato 1 milione e mezzo di euro. Domande da …
Sul sito della Prefettura di Pisa, nella specifica area tematica “Fondi UNRRA 2015”, sono consultabili la Direttiva e la circolare del Ministero dell'Interno n. «gonews, May 15»
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Anioły Piekieł z LWP [zdjęcia]
W podobny sposób, choć głównie już po wojnie przez dostawy UNRRA, do polskiej armii trafiła pewna liczba angielskich motocykli wojskowych różnych marek, ... «Histmag.org, Dec 14»
7
Θεσσαλονίκη : Η… καναδέζα της UNRRA, ο Ντε Γκωλ και οι …
Μαρτυρίες και ντοκουμέντα, που φωτίζουν άγνωστες πτυχές των «Δεκεμβριανών» της Αθήνας του 1944 παρουσιάστηκαν στο συνέδριο, που διοργανώνει το ... «e-typos, Dec 14»
8
Fondi ministeriali UNRRA, progetto sociale del Comune
Pescara si ripropone dopo anni ai bandi UNRRA con un progetto dedicato ai soggetti più sensibili della comunità cittadina. Partner dell'Amministrazione sono ... «IlPescara, Aug 14»
9
Israeli Ambassador Slams CNN For Omitting Key Information In Live …
"The secretary general is alarmed to hear that rockets were placed in an UNRRA school in Gaza and that subsequently these have gone missing. He expresses ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 14»
10
Fondo Unrra: in arrivo un milione di euro
Sul sito del Ministero dell'Interno (www.interno.it) è stata pubblicata la direttiva 14/05/2014 per l'assegnazione del Fondo Lire U.N.R.R.A. anno 2014 che per ... «L'Impronta L'Aquila, Jul 14»

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