Finistère
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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I love Brittany in the summer, especially the western tip called Finistère.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Some of the worst damage has been reported in Finistère, in the far north-west, where gusts of 128mph were recorded at Pointe-du-Raz.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
Local trains were canceled across a swath of western France, and all roads in the Finistère region of Brittany were closed Thursday morning.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Moira: Finistère is fairly fancy as Port Townsend goes, by which I mean a bit pricey.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Next day, leaving the department of Finistère, we entered that of Morbihan, and went by rail to Lorient on the river Scorff, here joined by the Blavet.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Mrs. Bury Palliser
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