Fianna
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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He’s understood in Ireland as a canny political operator who led his boring center-right party, Fianna Fáil, back to power after a decade in the wilderness.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026
A third candidate Jim Gavin representing the centrist Fianna Fail -- the larger party in Ireland's governing coalition with Fine Gael -- remained on ballot papers because he only quit the race earlier this month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Martin, the Fianna Fáil party leader, told his parliamentary party on Wednesday that he "always had the best interest" of the party "at heart" and that he is "always pro grass roots".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Jim Gavin has been selected by Fianna Fáil, which is the largest party in the Irish parliament and led by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
When the Fianna see the pair coming towards them in this loving guise they burst into a shout of laughter and derision, “so that Grania bowed her head in shame.”
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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