"Troubles" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Troubles [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Troubles}} the Troubles
  1. (Ireland, historical) The continued violence and terrorist, military and paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland that happened from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s. Wikipedia link: The Troubles Tags: Ireland, historical Categories (topical): War Categories (place): Northern Ireland Translations (violence in Northern Ireland, 1960s–1990s): na Trioblóidí [feminine, plural] (Irish)

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