"Finndian" meaning in English

See Finndian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Blend of Finn + Indian Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Finn|Indian}} Blend of Finn + Indian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Finndian (not comparable)
  1. (Canada, US) Of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage. Tags: Canada, US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Finndian-en-adj-iE7D04P8 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 55 45

Noun

Forms: Finndians [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Finn + Indian Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Finn|Indian}} Blend of Finn + Indian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Finndian (plural Finndians)
  1. (Canada, US) A person of mixed Finnish and Native American heritage. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: Findian
    Sense id: en-Finndian-en-noun-JqABEnEY Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Multiracial Disambiguation of English blends: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 55 45

Inflected forms

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