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Sinn Fein
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Sinn Fein  (shn fn, fn)
n.
An Irish political and cultural society founded about 1905 to promote political and economic independence from England, unification of Ireland, and a renewal of Irish culture. It now constitutes the political branch of the Irish Republican Army.

[Irish Gaelic sinn féin : sinn, we (from Middle Irish, from Old Irish) + féin, self (from Middle Irish, from Old Irish; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots).]

Sinn Feiner n.
Sinn Feinism n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Sinn Fein - an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army
IRA, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provos - a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland
political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
Translations
Sinn Fein [ˌʃɪnˈfeːn] NSinn Fein m
Sinn Fein
n (Ir Pol) → Sinn Fein f


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