English Explanatory Dictionary

Finistère

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A cape in Brittany, France.
  2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France. Capital: Quimper. Largest city: Brest (INSEE code 29).

Pronunciation

/ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/ /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/

Word forms

Finistère Finistere

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”).

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