OVRA

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proper noun

The secret police of Fascist Italy active from 1927 to 1945.

OriginItalian OVRA →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historyThe secret police of Fascist Italy active from 1927 to 1945.

Origin

  1. ItalianOVRA
  2. EnglishOVRA

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).

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APA

OVRA. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OVRA

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Chicago

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