Definition of Brigate rosse

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Br, Red Brigades
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Italia, Italian Republic, Italy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brigate Rosse

Briarean
Briccriu
Brice
Brickellia
Bricker operation
Bridgeport
Bridges
Bridget
Bridgetown
Bridlington
Bridport
Brie
Brig Bretach
Brigadoon
Brigadoons
Brigate Rosse
Brigg's test
Briggs
Brigham Young
Bright
Bright's disease
Brigid
Brigit
Brigit Nilsson
Brigitte Bardot
Brignac
Brignacs
Brihaspati
Brill

Literary usage of Brigate rosse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Other Names brigate rosse (original language). Sponsors None known. Political Objectives/Target Audiences • Destroy the Government of Italy through ..."

2. Inside a Terrorist Group: The Red Brigades of Italy (1987)
"The Red Brigades (brigate rosse, or BR) were founded in. The group engaged in domestic terrorism until December, when it entered the realm of international ..."

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