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Finistère

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

noun

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


Finistère British  
/ finistɛr, ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

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

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

Dinner reservations should be made at Finistère, a cheerful, unpretentious restaurant that feels decadent yet comfortable.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

The church of Roscoff has a curious pierced steeple, like many of those in Finistère, and some alabaster bas-reliefs of the fourteenth century, with numerous boxes of skulls.

From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.

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