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Fyn

American  
[fyn] / fün /

noun

  1. an island in S Denmark. 1,149 sq. mi. (2,975 sq. km).


Fyn British  
/ fyːn /

noun

  1. the Danish name for Funen

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Partners Stanlee and Bernie, who both like to bray, produced four of the 10 chicks, including Fyn, named for a type of vegetation found on the southern tip of Africa.

From Seattle Times

On the Danish island of Fyn, lockdown came so fast on 12 March that Claire Astley, a primary school teacher whose father is English, had no time to even say goodbye to her classes.

From The Guardian

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From Salon

The rail operator, Danish Railways, earlier told Denmark's TV2 that the victims were passengers on a train going from the city of Odense, on the central Danish island of Fyn, to Copenhagen when the accident took place about 8 a.m. local time.

From Fox News

The passenger train had departed from the city of Odense, on the central Danish island of Fyn.

From Seattle Times