br

Noun
  1. A nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens;
    Found in sea water (synset 114656307)
    is a type of:
    • chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
    • halogen - any of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
    substance meronym: brine, saltwater, seawater - water containing salts
    same as: atomic number 35, bromine
  2. A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s;
    Wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution;
    Mostly inactive since 1989 (synset 108058236)
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: italia, italian republic, italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: brigate rosse, red brigades

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