Finn
1 Americannoun
abbreviation
noun
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a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Finland
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a speaker of a Finnic language, esp one of the original inhabitants of Russia, who were pushed northwards during the Slav migrations
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a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Finn
Old English Finnas (plural); related to Old Norse Finnr Finn, Latin Fennī the Finns, Greek Phinnoi
Example Sentences
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Finn has cerebral palsy and goes to the Buddy Bear School.
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"It's so easy to," said Liverpool supporter Finn, who is in his 20s.
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Jay Parini, in his review, observed that the author of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was the man who “embodied, or perhaps invented, the American voice, with its granular lyricism and rough-edged, transgressive humor.”
They rallied briefly, with a Finn Russell penalty to make it a 12-point game against Argentina, and then imploded again.
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Finn dropped short and was pulled through the leg side.
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