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Finisterre

American  
[fin-uh-stair, fee-nees-ter-re] / ˌfɪn əˈstɛər, ˌfi nisˈtɛr rɛ /

noun

  1. Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain.


Finisterre British  
/ ˌfɪnɪˈstɛə /

noun

  1. a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland

  2. an English name for Finistère

"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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Outdoor brand Finisterre says around a fifth of the mends it provides for customers are designed to be eye-catching, while premium artisan clothing store Toast says around a third of customers go for that option.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And sure, reaching Finisterre, but I’m not sure finishing should be the point.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

And when hacker Kevin Finisterre suggested to us that was wrong, we checked with DJI again.

From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 2022

Gradually, the fog thinned, until we could look back on the thick white halo blanketing Finisterre – beautiful, from a safe distance.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018

It is on that account that they call me the valiente of Finisterre.

From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow

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