ultra

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Extreme

   Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.

   • an ultra reformer; ultra measures
2. 2

   A political extremist, in particular

   • Five militants were nabbed while four ultras of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) gave themselves up.
3. 3

   An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in…

   An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible)

   • If a member of an official football club can be said to be a citizen of the football world, an ultra has to be considered as a militant.
   • Although the intention initially was to distribute tickets and arrange travel to away matches, ultras quickly became actively organised and developed an overtly passionate cultural and political identity inside each curva
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   1. 4

      An ultramarathon.

   2. 5

      An ultra-prominent peak.

      • Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.
   3. 6

      Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information…

      Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.

The neighborhood

• neighborulterior
• neighborultimate
• neighborultra-