Look up: Fenian

1. Fenian
   Fe'ni·an noun [ From the Finians or Fenii , the old militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn , Fionn , or Fingal , a popular hero of Irish traditional history.] A member of a secret organization...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/19
   
   
2. Fenian
   Fe'ni·an adjective Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/19
   
   
3. Fenian
   • (n.) A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishment, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in ireland. • (a.) Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
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4. Fenian
   member of an Irish nationalist secret society active chiefly in Ireland, the United States, and Britain, especially during the 1860s. The name ... [4 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/17
   
   
5. Fenian
   Fenians, a name usually derived from Fionn or Finn, is the name given to a semi-mythical class of Irish warriors famous for their prowess.
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6. Fenian
   A term used since the late 1850s for Irish nationalists who opposed British rule in Ireland. The original Fenians were a secret organisation established about 1858 with the aim of establishing an independent Irish republic.
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7. fenian
   A member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a 19th century revolutionary nationalist organization among the Irish in the US and Ireland. It is also an informal name used chiefly by Protestants in Northern Ireland for a Catholic.
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8. Fenian
   (feenyun) Republican or revolutionary; after Fionn Mac Cumhaill, legendary warrior; a term (of abuse, if used by Loyalists) applied to nationalists or republicans.
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9. Fenian
   (horse) `Fenian` (born 1866) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1869 Belmont Stakes. Fenian was bred in 1866 by August Belmont and was a chestnut stallion. His sire was Mickey Free.<ref name=1869BS>New York Racing Association "http://www.belmontstakes.com/UserFiles/file/1869.pdf...
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