ETA (redirected from Euzkadi Ta Azkatasuna)

ETA

abbr.

estimated time of arrival

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e·ta  (t, t)

n.

The seventh letter of the Greek alphabet. See Table at alphabet.

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[Greek ta, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew êt, heth.]

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eta¹

n

(Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the seventh letter in the Greek alphabet (Η, η), a long vowel sound, transliterated as e or ē

[Greek, of Phoenician origin; compare Hebrew heth]

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ETA¹

abbreviation for

estimated time of arrival

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ETA²

n acronym for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Euzkadi ta Askatsuna: an organization of militant Basque nationalists attempting to gain independence for the Basques, esp those ruled by Spain, until a cease-fire in 1998, by means of guerrilla warfare

[Basque, literally: Basque Nation and Liberty]

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eta²

n pl eta, etas

(Sociology) (in Japan, formerly) a member of a class of outcasts who did menial and dirty tasks

[Japanese]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ETA - a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials" Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Euskadi ta Askatasuna 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 Espana, Kingdom of Spain, Spain - a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
	2.	eta - the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek alphabet - the alphabet used by ancient Greeks alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

Translations

ETA [ˌiːtiːˈeɪ] n abbr (=estimated time of arrival) → heure f d'arrivée prévue
e-tailer etailer [ˈiːteɪlə^r] n (= internet retailer) → détaillant(e) m/f électronique
e-tailing etailing [ˈiːteɪlɪŋ] n (= internet retailing) → commerce m de détail électronique

ETA abbr of estimated time of arrival → voraussichtliche Ankunft

ETA [ˌiːtiːˈeɪ] n abbr

a. =estimated time of arrival → ora di arrivo prevista

b. (Basque separatist organization) =Euzkadi ta Askatsuna → ETA f