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 Definitions of fenian  [ˈfi ni ən, ˈfin yən]  

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Definition of 'fenian' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Fenian
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.

2.  Fenian
a member of a band of warriors whose deeds formed the subject matter of a cycle of Irish legends.

Etymology:  (1810–20; < Ir féinne)

Definition of 'fenian' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) fenian
pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism

2. (noun) fenian
a member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland

'fenian' - Nearby Entries  

fenestrule  fengite  fenian  fenianism  fenks  



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