Finn
1Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Also called Fionn MacCumal .
- Also Fionn.
Other definitions for Finn (2 of 3)
Other definitions for Finn. (3 of 3)
Finnish.
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How to use Finn in a sentence
At a meeting of war veterans in Tel Aviv in 1946, the Finns were almost thrown out as traitors.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’ | The Telegraph | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Finns responded with a sense of urgency, concentrating on technology, science, and education.
Very feeble in most blacks and reds it is accentuated among Semites, Aryans, and Finns.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de GourmontThe hatching of all things out of an egg was another rude conception, chiefly noted among the Finns.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangEthnologists generally consider them to have a common origin with the Finns of Europe.
The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
The Tsar was also confirmed in his acquisition of the entirely alien Finns.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsIf they had been Finns, for instance, the Little Englander would have shed his last drop of ink in their defence.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. Graves
British Dictionary definitions for Finn (1 of 3)
/ (fɪn) /
a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Finland
a speaker of a Finnic language, esp one of the original inhabitants of Russia, who were pushed northwards during the Slav migrations
a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person
Origin of Finn
1British Dictionary definitions for Finn (2 of 3)
/ (fɪn) /
known as Finn MacCool . (in Irish legend) chief of the Fianna, father of the heroic poet Ossian
British Dictionary definitions for Finn (3 of 3)
/ (ˈfɪn) /
Neil (Mullane). born 1958, New Zealand singer and songwriter; lead singer with the group Crowded House (from 1985) with whom he recorded the albums Crowded House (1986), Woodface (1991), and Time on Earth (2007). Solo albums include Try Whistling This (1998)
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