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Finlay

[fin-ley, -lee, fin-lahy, fin-lee]

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.



Finlay

/ 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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One of the men still in hospital, Yoni Finlay, was also injured by a police bullet or fragment.

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Reece Dangerfield, from Kent, was visiting with his partner Louise Howells, his son Finlay, her children Max and Amelia and the couple's nine-month-old Milo.

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Finlay said he was also having a great time.

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A police bullet also injured Yoni Finlay, who is being treated in hospital.

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It is understood both Mr Daulby and Mr Finlay were inside the synagogue trying to prevent Al-Shamie from entering when they were hit by police bullets.

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