FENIAN


Meaning of FENIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfi:njən ]

n. & adj. --n. hist. a member of a 19th-c. league among the Irish in the US & Ireland for promoting revolution and overthrowing British government in Ireland. --adj. of or relating to the Fenians. øøFenianism n. [OIr. f÷ne name of an ancient Irish people, confused with fÂann guard of legendary kings]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.