Finistère

[ fin-uh-stair; French fee-nee-ster ]

noun
  1. a department in W France. 2,714 sq. mi. (7,030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.

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How to use Finistère in a sentence

  • We wandered away from the scene, round the point, where stretched another portion of the coast of Finistère.

    The Argosy | Various
  • We had a long journey before us; a journey right through the heart of Finistère.

    The Argosy | Various
  • Divination has little part in the annals of the evening, but one in Finistère is recorded.

    The Book of Hallowe'en | Ruth Edna Kelley
  • Truly enough, half of Finistère and Morbihan was gathering at Paradise for a fête.

    The Maids of Paradise | Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
  • "Yet you are not the chief town of the Finistère," we observed.

    The Argosy | Various

British Dictionary definitions for Finistère

Finistère

/ (ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə, French finistɛr) /


noun
  1. a department of NW France, at the tip of the Breton peninsula. Capital: Quimper. Pop: 863 798 (2003 est). Area: 7029 sq km (2741 sq miles)

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