Finistere

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French Finistère, from Latin finis terrae (“land's end”). Compare Breton Penn-ar-Bed (“head or end of the world”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/, /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/

Proper noun

Finistere

  1. A cape in Brittany, France.
  2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France, with INSEE code 29.

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