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Sinn Féin
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Sinn Fein
English
Alternative forms
en Sinn Fein
Etymology
From en ga Sinn Féin we ourselves from ga 1 sinn we, us féin -self, -selves.
Pronunciation
shĭn fān', en /ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sinn Féein.wav Southern England
Proper noun
1
en Irish politics An Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.
Reuters Ireland: Fianna Fáil rules out coalition with Sinn Féin 2020-02-13 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/13/sinn-fein-asks-fianna-fail-to-discuss-forming-irish-government Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018141319/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/13/sinn-fein-asks-fianna-fail-to-discuss-forming-irish-government 18 October 2026
Translations
Irish political party
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 新芬黨
Irish: ga Sinn Féin
Swedish: sv Sinn Féin
en Ireland Nationalism
Irish
Etymology
From ga sinn féin.
Pronunciation
ga /ʃɪnʲ heːnʲ/ /ʃɪnʲ fʲeːnʲ/
ga
Proper noun
ga proper noun genitive Shinn Féin Sinn Féin
ga Irish politics Sinn Fein
Mutation
Further reading
ga Ireland Politics Nationalism