Sinn Fein

[shin feyn]

noun

1. a political organization in Ireland, founded about 1905, advocating the complete political separation from Great Britain of a unified Ireland.

2. a member of this organization.

Sinn Féin

/ ˈʃɪn ˈfeːn /

noun

1. an Irish republican political movement founded about 1905 and linked to the revolutionary Irish Republican Army: divided into a Provisional and an Official movement since a similar split in the IRA in late 1969

Sinn Fein

1. An Irish political party (in Gaelic it means “Ourselves Alone”) that has long combatted Great Britain's influence in Ireland and sought the unification of Northern Ireland with the Irish republic in the south; generally considered the political portion of the Irish Republican Army. One wing of it has engaged in terrorism.

Other Word Forms

• Sinn Féiner noun
• Sinn Féinism noun
• Sinn Feiner noun
• Sinn Feinism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinn Féin¹

From Irish sinn f éin “we ourselves”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sinn Féin¹

C20: from Irish: we ourselves

Example Sentences

When it was agreed last month by the executive, First Minister Michelle O'Neill said the plan probably could "go further" but denied there was a row between Sinn Fein and the DUP over it.

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At the opening of the case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin, the former Sinn Fein leader said he would give any award to "good causes".

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McMonagle - who was jailed last year for child sex offences - had worked as a Sinn Fein press officer while also being employed by Michelle O'Neill and a Sinn Fein MP.

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The immigration issue is eroding support for left-of-center Sinn Fein, the party once linked to the Irish Republican Army, which had been on track to become Ireland’s most popular party.

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A total of 17 Labour MPs are also standing down, along with nine from the SNP, two from Sinn Fein, one from Plaid Cymru and one Green - the party's only MP, Caroline Lucas.

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