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OVRA

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See also: ovra and ôvra

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian OVRA with unknown full form. Speculated by some as initialism of Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell'Antifascismo (Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism).

Proper noun

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OVRA

  1. (history) The secret police of Fascist Italy active from 1927 to 1945.

See also

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