Finisterre
Americannoun
noun
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a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
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an English name for Finistère
Example Sentences
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And sure, reaching Finisterre, but I’m not sure finishing should be the point.
From New York Times • May 17, 2023
It was only after Finisterre repeatedly debunked the claim that DJI admitted to The Verge, almost a month later, that it wasn’t actually true.
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
This is one of the most striking features of the Yupno language, spoken by around 8,000 people in the Finisterre mountain range of Papua New Guinea.
From National Geographic • Apr. 13, 2016
We now commenced ascending Finisterre; and, making numerous and long détours, we wound our way up its flinty sides.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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