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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FANON

Middle English, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fano cloth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FANON

fanon  [ˈfænən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FANON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fanon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FANON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fanon in the English dictionary

The definition of fanon in the dictionary is a collar-shaped vestment worn by the pope when celebrating mass. Other definition of fanon is various pieces of embroidered fabric used in the liturgy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FANON


Buchanan
bjuːˈkænən
cannon
ˈkænən
canon
ˈkænən
Clackmannan
klækˈmænən
colcannon
kəlˈkænən
Dungannon
dʌnˈɡænən
flannen
ˈflænən
Guianan
ɡaɪˈænən
Guyanan
ɡaɪˈænən
Montanan
mɒnˈtænən
Shannon
ˈʃænən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FANON

fanlike
fanned
fannel
fanner
Fannie Mae
fannies
fanning
fanny
fanny adams
fanny pack
fanpire
fansite
fansub
fantabulous
fantad
fantail
fantasia
fantasied
fantasies
fantasiser

WORDS THAT END LIKE FANON

anon
Anti-Lebanon
cedar of Lebanon
crab canon
ever and anon
gonfanon
lanthanon
minor canon
mirror canon
olecranon
organon
retrograde canon
synanon
the Lebanon
xoanon

Synonyms and antonyms of fanon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fanon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FANON

Find out the translation of fanon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fanon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fanon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法农
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fanon
570 millions of speakers

English

fanon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फैनोन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фанон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fanon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fanon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fanon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fanon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ファノン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포켓몬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fanon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Fanon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fanon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Fanon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fanon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fanon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fanon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фанон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fanon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Φανόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fanon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fanon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fanon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fanon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FANON»

The term «fanon» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FANON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fanon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANON»

Discover the use of fanon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fanon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fanon
Wideman in Homewood and chases the meaning of Fanon’s legacy through our violent, post-9/11 world, which seems determined to perpetuate the evils Fanon sought to rectify.
John Edgar Wideman, 2010
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The Wretched of the Earth
Bearing singular insight into the rage of colonized peoples and the role of violence in historical change, the book also incisively attacks postindependence disenfranchisement of the masses by the elite on one hand, and intertribal and ...
Frantz Fanon, 2007
3
Black Skin, White Masks
An updated translation of the author's seminal work on black identity and race theory offers insight into its influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements throughout the world. Original.
Frantz Fanon, 2008
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Fanon: Collective Ethics and Humanism
Fanon: Collective Ethics and Humanism is an exegetical account of Fanon's Wretched of the Earth.
Vivaldi Jean-Marie, 2007
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Fanon: A Critical Reader
The wide range of disciplines represented here enables the volume to stand as a contextualizing work in Fanon studies.
Lewis Gordon, T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Renee T. White, 1996
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Fanon: In Search of the African Revolution
Different from other books on Fanon, this book approaches him as both a political philosopher and political sociologist of the African experience.
Adele Jinadu, 1986
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Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression
This is a biography of Frantz Fanon. It presents an absorbing and careful ac count of several impressive themes. First is the review and assessment of Fanon's life.
Hussein Abdilahi Bulhan, 2004
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Frantz Fanon: Critical Perspectives
The Fact of Blackness: Frantz Fanon and Visual Representation (Read 1996) concentrates on the ways in which visual artists—particularly Black British artists —have worked with Fanon. On the other hand, Fanon: A Critical Reader (1996), ...
Anthony C. Alessandrini, 2005
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Fanon: The Postcolonial Imagination
This book is an excellent introduction to the ideas and legacy of Fanon. Gibson explores him as a truly complex character in the context of his time and beyond. He argues that for Fanon, theory has a practical task to help change the world.
Nigel Gibson, 2003
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Frantz Fanon: A Biography
Born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon (1925–61) trained as a psychiatrist in Lyon before taking up a post in colonial Algeria.
David Macey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fanon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wits ignores painful black wounds
Then we will move with the spirits of Steve Bantu Biko, Robert Sobukwe and Frantz Fanon towards an African revolution. Mpho W Masuku is ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
2
Bigiano: Singer plays ringleader in new gothic video for 'Tonight'
... release titled 'Tonight'. The music video for his song was directed by Fanon Kabwe and Tim Drabandt and filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Come Away, My Brothers and Sisters
The Pan- Africanist, Franz Fanon in his famous 1961 book The Wretched Of The Earth told an emergent Africa: "Let us not lose time in useless ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Why is religion awakening in Israel?
Frantz Fanon studied psychiatry in France, and Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first president, served for many years in the French army and was ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Breaking the Myths of Power: The Struggles of the Haitians …
One of the icons of the anticolonial struggle was the pan-African philosopher and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon. Fanon, actually born in the ... «Jadaliyya, Jul 15»
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[OPINION] Prof. Siyan Oyeweso: The Mark Of A Scholar, University …
It was under him we first knew about the Martinique-born political theorist and revolutionary thinker, Franz Fanon whose struggles led to ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
7
Why Not Rather Lead Us On a Magical Journey?
In 1980, I was charged with possession of three banned books, one of it being Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth. I was a young journalist ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Electric and Transformative, Frantz Fanon's Writing Still Resonates …
Voices of Liberation The work of Frantz Fanon is credited as an intellectual cornerstone of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). Richard ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
9
Socialism's questions and answers
... current events--for example, presentations on Franz Fanon, Black self-determination and the Marxist theory of the state, among many others. «Socialist Worker Online, Jul 15»
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Prof. Siyan Oyeweso: the mark of a scholar, university administrator …
It was under him we first knew about the Martinique-born political theorist and revolutionary thinker, Franz Fanon whose struggles led to ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»

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