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Finndian

Finndian noun: a person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage.

Noun

Finndian (plural Finndians)

  1. (Canada, US) A person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage.
    Synonyms:
    Findian

Adjective

Finndian (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US) Of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage.
    • Being Indian isn't easy for a kid. Not being fully Indian is even worse. I wasn't Finnish, and I wasn't Indian. Half-breed. Finndian.2011 April, Arne Vainio, “My Ojibwe and Finnish Heritage”, in Ojibwe Inaajimowin, volume 13, number 4, Mille Lacs Band, →OCLC, page 7, column 4
    • Seppälä stayed in the U.S. from July to October that year and even went to Canada to meet some Finndian people in Toronto.2016 November 5, Jana Peterson, “Finnish writers, photographer spotlight ‘Finndians’ in new book”, in The Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minnesota: Forum Communications Company, archived from the original on...

Synonyms of Finndian

Forms of Finndian

pluralFinndians

Origin of Finndian

Blend of Finn + Indian.

Questions about Finndian

What does Finndian mean?
Finndian means a person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage.
What part of speech is Finndian?
Finndian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Finndian?
The plural of Finndian is Finndians.

Words near Finndian in the dictionary

  1. finnan haddock
  2. finnan haddocks
  3. finnans
  4. Finnbhennach
  5. Finncattle
  6. Finndian
  7. Finndians
  8. finne
  9. Finneas
  10. finned
  11. finned fish

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