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Fianna Fáil

/fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/

Fianna Fáil proper noun: a conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.

Proper noun

Fianna Fáil

  1. A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.
    • I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.1985, “Delerium Tremens” (track 2), in Ordinary Man, performed by Christy Moore
    • Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time.2020 February 13, “Ireland: Fianna Fáil rules out coalition with Sinn Féin”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN

Forms of Fianna Fáil

alternative formFianna Fail

Origin of Fianna Fáil

Unadapted borrowing from Irish Fianna Fáil. From Irish fianna, plural of fiann (“warrior”), and Fáil, genitive of Fál (a legendary name of Ireland); cf. Old Irish fál. The original meaning is thus “warriors of Fál”, but the phrase is traditionally translated as “soldiers of destiny”.

Questions about Fianna Fáil

What does Fianna Fáil mean?
Fianna Fáil means a conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.
What part of speech is Fianna Fáil?
Fianna Fáil is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fianna Fáil?
Fianna Fáil is pronounced /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/.

Words near Fianna Fáil in the dictionary

  1. fiancée
  2. fiancées
  3. fiancés
  4. fianelite
  5. Fianna
  6. Fianna Fáil
  7. Fianna Éireann
  8. Fians
  9. fiants
  10. fiar
  11. fiard

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