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Sinn Fein
[ shin feyn ]
noun
- a political organization in Ireland, founded about 1905, advocating the complete political separation from Great Britain of a unified Ireland.
- a member of this organization.
Sinn Féin
/ ˈʃɪn ˈfeːn /
noun
- an Irish republican political movement founded about 1905 and linked to the revolutionary Irish Republican Army: divided into a Provisional and an Official movement since a similar split in the IRA in late 1969
Sinn Fein
- An Irish political party (in Gaelic it means “Ourselves Alone”) that has long combatted Great Britain 's influence in Ireland and sought the unification of Northern Ireland with the Irish republic in the south; generally considered the political portion of the Irish Republican Army . One wing of it has engaged in terrorism .
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Derived Forms
- Sinn Féiner, noun
- Sinn Féinism, noun
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Other Words From
- Sinn Feiner noun
- Sinn Feinism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sinn Fein1
From Irish sinn f éin “we ourselves”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sinn Fein1
C20: from Irish: we ourselves
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Example Sentences
He said Sinn Féin had been consulting its members for the last 48 hours and there was a broad range of views on the proposition.
From The Daily Beast
Sinn Féin previously said it had yet to be presented with a “doable proposition” over such an encounter.
From The Daily Beast
Mr. Lysaght in his first address to the Convention had pressed upon us the view that Sinn Féin could be won.
From Project Gutenberg
The egoism of Sinn Féin determines the Irish attitude towards the war.
From Project Gutenberg
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