red hand defenders

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red hand defenders - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Red Hand Defenders
      n 1: a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland
           that tries to prevent any political settlement with the
           Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in
           Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and
           murder [syn: Red Hand Defenders, RHD]