"Finistère" meaning in English

See Finistère in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/, /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/ Forms: Finistere [alternative]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French Finistère, from Latin finis terrae (“land's end”). Compare Breton Penn-ar-Bed (literally “head or end of the world”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|Finistère}} Unadapted borrowing from French Finistère, {{der|en|la|finis terrae||land's end}} Latin finis terrae (“land's end”), {{cog|br|Penn-ar-Bed|lit=head or end of the world}} Breton Penn-ar-Bed (literally “head or end of the world”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Finistère
  1. A cape in Brittany, France. Categories (place): Places in Brittany, France, Places in France
    Sense id: en-Finistère-en-name-KsfwwiLe Categories (other): Headlands, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 32 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 23 28 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 72 28
  2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France. Capital: Quimper. Largest city: Brest (INSEE code 29). Categories (place): Departments of Brittany, France, Places in Brittany, France, Places in France Translations (cape and department in Brittany, France): فنستير (finstīr) (Arabic), Penn-ar-Bed [masculine] (Breton), Finisterre [feminine] (Catalan), Finistère [neuter] (Dutch), Finistère [masculine] (French), Finisterra [feminine] (Italian), Finistère [masculine] (Italian), フィニステール県 (Finisutēru-ken) (Japanese), Finisterrae [feminine] (Latin), Finis Terrae [feminine] (Latin), Finis terrae [feminine] (Latin), फिनिस्टेर (phinisṭer) (Marathi), Finistèrra [feminine] (Occitan), Finisterre [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Finistère-en-name-Jnnk6Uad Categories (other): Finistère, France, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 32 22 8 Disambiguation of 'cape and department in Brittany, France': 38 62

Alternative forms

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