Ira

¹

[ ahy-ruh ]

noun

1. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”

IRA

²

or I.R.A.

1. individual retirement account.
2. Irish Republican Army.

IRA

abbreviation for

1. Irish Republican Army

Example Sentences

There could be no negotiations with the I.R.A., much less any talk of a deal with them, he said.

From The Daily Beast