transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfē-nē-ən ]
noun
Etymology: Fen- (probably in part from Middle Irish Féni freeholders, legendary settlers of Ireland, in part from Irish fiann, genitive singular féinne band of warriors) + -ian
Date: 1816
1. : a member of a legendary band of warriors defending Ireland in the second and third centuries A.D.
2. : a member of a secret 19th century Irish and Irish-American organization dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland
• Fenian adjective
• Fe·ni·an·ism -ə-ˌni-zəm noun