Euskadi Ta Askatasuna; an organization of militant Basque nationalists attempting to gain independence for the Basques, especially those ruled by Spain, until a cease-fire in 1998, by means of guerrilla warfare.

The ETA was organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials."

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ETA

1. "Estimated Time of Arrival" abbreviated. Sounds officious or military when spoken out loud.

2. "Edited To Add" abbreviated. Used frequently by bloggers when adding something to a post.

3. "Euskadi Ta Akatasuna", or Eta (pronounced "eh-ta"). A paramilitary organisation based in northern Spain which uses terrorism to push for Basque independence.

1. "Our ETA is five o'clock."

2. "ETA: I just found out that what I wrote above isn't true."

3. "Eta were involved in a terrorist attack on the Spanish Parliament building in Madrid."

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