单词 | Fenian |
释义 | Fenian —Fenianism, n. /fee"nee euhn, feen"yeuhn/, n. 1. a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic. 2. (in late Irish legends) a member of a group of warriors always ready to defend Ireland against its enemies. [1810-20; < Ir féinne (gen. of fiann band of Fenians) + -IAN; influenced by OIr féne ancient inhabitant of Ireland] |
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