"Fenian" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfiːniːən/, /ˈfiːnjən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fenian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Fenians [plural]
enPR: fē-nē-ən Etymology: Blend of Irish féinne or fianna, plural of fiann (“soldier”), the name of a legendary band of Irish warriors, and Old Irish Féne or Féni, legendary settlers of Ireland. First attested from 1816. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|féinne}} Irish féinne, {{m|ga|fianna}} fianna, {{m|ga|fiann||soldier}} fiann (“soldier”), {{der|en|sga|Féne}} Old Irish Féne, {{m|sga|Féni}} Féni Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fenian (plural Fenians)
  1. (British, Ireland) An Irish nationalist or republican. Tags: British, Ireland Categories (topical): History of Europe Categories (place): Ireland Translations (Irish nationalist or republican): Fínín [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Fenian-en-noun-4khViHKb Disambiguation of History of Europe: 76 6 10 7 Disambiguation of Ireland: 28 14 30 28 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 30 30 Disambiguation of 'Irish nationalist or republican': 52 25 18 5
  2. (historical) A member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tags: historical Categories (place): Ireland Related terms: Fenian Cycle Translations (member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood): Fínín [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-Fenian-en-noun-1Kgdsthv Disambiguation of Ireland: 28 14 30 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 30 30 Disambiguation of 'member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood': 17 71 9 3
  3. (derogatory, Scotland and Northern Ireland) A Catholic, especially one of Irish ethnicity or descent. Tags: Northern-Ireland, Scotland, derogatory Categories (place): Ireland
    Sense id: en-Fenian-en-noun-WxV2B1Zq Disambiguation of Ireland: 28 14 30 28 Categories (other): Northern Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 30 30
  4. (derogatory, Scotland and Northern Ireland) A supporter of Scottish association football club Celtic F.C. Tags: Northern-Ireland, Scotland, derogatory Categories (place): Ireland
    Sense id: en-Fenian-en-noun-vSyLXETY Disambiguation of Ireland: 28 14 30 28 Categories (other): Northern Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 30 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Irish Catholic or supporter of Celtic F.C): taig [derogatory], Tim [derogatory]
Disambiguation of 'Irish Catholic or supporter of Celtic F.C': 15 11 38 36

Inflected forms

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