Finistère

English

Alternative forms

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/, /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/

Proper noun

Finistère

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

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.nis.tɛʁ/
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Proper noun

Finistère m

  1. Finistère (a cape in Brittany, France)
  2. Finistère (a department around the cape in Brittany, France)

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