HyperDic: br

English > 2 senses of the word Br / BR:
NOUNsubstanceBr, bromine, atomic number 35a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens
groupBR, Red Brigades, Brigate Rossea Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s
English > Br: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water.
Synonymsbromine, atomic number 35
Broaderchemical element, elementAny 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
halogenAny of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions
Substance ofseawater, saltwater, brinewater containing salts
Spanishbr, Br, bromo, número atómico 35
CatalanBr, brom, número atòmic 35
English > BR: 2 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningA 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.
SynonymsRed Brigades, Brigate Rosse
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionItaly, Italian Republic, ItaliaA republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
SpanishBrigate Rosse
CatalanBrigate Rosse

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