Finistère

American

[fin-uh-stair, fee-nee-ster] / ˌfɪn əˈstɛər, fi niˈstɛr /

noun

a department in W France. 2,714 sq. mi. (7,030 sq. km). Quimper.

Finistère British

/ finistɛr, ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə /

noun

a department of NW France, at the tip of the Breton peninsula. Capital: Quimper. Pop: 863 798 (2003 est). Area: 7029 sq km (2741 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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I love Brittany in the summer, especially the western tip called Finistère.

From Barron's

Two photographs show a young flamingo on a beach in Treflez, Finistere, on Sunday morning.

From BBC

Fishing will cease almost entirely during the ban covering an area from Finistere in Brittany to the Spanish border.

From BBC

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

About 1,300 people had to be relocated to camp sites or shelters, and several houses were evacuated in the Finistere city of Brest after a crane fell, Darmanin said earlier on social media.

From Reuters

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