noun
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
Synonyms
Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
ALIR
Former Armed Forces
Interahamwe
Examples
- in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists
adjective
located at a great distance in time or space or degree
Examples
- we come from a far country
- far corners of the earth
- the far future
- a far journey
- the far side of the road
- far from the truth
- far in the future
adjective
being of a considerable distance or length
Examples
- a far trek
adjective
being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
Examples
- the horse on the right is the far horse
- the right side is the far side of the horse
adjective
beyond a norm in opinion or actions
Examples
- the far right
adverb
to a considerable degree
Examples
- very much
- a far far better thing that I do
- felt far worse than yesterday
- eyes far too close together
adverb
at or to or from a great distance in space
Examples
- he traveled far
- strayed far from home
- sat far away from each other
adverb
at or to a certain point or degree
Examples
- I can only go so far before I have to give up
- how far can we get with this kind of argument?
adverb
remote in time
Examples
- if we could see far into the future
- all that happened far in the past
adverb
to an advanced stage or point
Examples
- a young man who will go very far