Finlay

American  

[fin-ley, -lee, fin-lahy, fin-lee] / ˈfɪn leɪ, -li, fɪnˈlaɪ, ˈfɪn li /

noun

1. Carlos Juan 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.

2. a river in N British Columbia, Canada, flowing SE to join the Parsnip River in forming the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.

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Finlay British  

/ ˈfɪnlɪ /

noun

1. Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever

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Example Sentences

"The South Atlantic Anomaly is not just a single block," says lead author Chris Finlay, Professor of Geomagnetism at the Technical University of Denmark.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

"I think for everybody there was an element of it was going to happen because antisemitism has been allowed to grow and fester and become normalised," Finlay said.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

There had been a similar march earlier in 2024 in January, which Finlay had also attended.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Thomas Clarkson gets the nod at tighthead prop with veteran Finlay Bealham providing cover on the bench.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The following year Finlay presented his conclusions in a paper called “The Mosquito Hypothetically Considered as the Agent of Yellow Fever.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy