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PRONUNCIATION OF FENIANS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FENIANS

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fenians 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 FENIANS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fenian

Fenian /ˈfiːnɪən/ was an umbrella term for the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name Fenian was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican group that he founded in the United States in 1848. O'Mahony, who was a Celtic scholar, named the American wing of the movement after the Fianna. In Gaelic Ireland these were warrior bands of young men who lived apart from society and could be called upon in times of war. The term Fenian is still used today, especially in Northern Ireland and Scotland, where its original meaning has widened to include all supporters of Irish nationalism. It has also been used as a demeaning term for Irish Catholics and Catholics in general in the British Isles. Irish nationalists, while honouring the 19th century Fenians, more often describe themselves as "nationalist" or "republican".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FENIANS


Amiens
ˈæmɪənz
Cantabrians
kænˈteɪbrɪənz
Carpathians
kɑːˈpeɪθɪənz
Corinthians
kəˈrɪnθɪənz
definiens
dɪˈfɪnɪənz
Grampians
ˈɡræmpɪənz
irons
ˈaɪənz
Lions
ˈlaɪənz
Lothians
ˈləʊðɪənz
Lyons
ˈlaɪənz
medallions
mɪˈdælɪənz
Thessalonians
ˌθɛsəˈləʊnɪənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FENIANS

Fenian
Fenianism
fenks
fenland
fenman
fennec
fennel
fennelflower
fennish
fenny
Fenrir
Fenris
Fenriswolf
Fens
fent
fentanyl
fenthion
Fenton

WORDS THAT END LIKE FENIANS

Afrikaans
Appalachians
bans
by no means
cans
Colossians
Ephesians
Evans
First and Second Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
Galatians
jeans
kans
Le Mans
means
New Orleans
Philippians
Romans
sans
shenanigans
the Lothians

Synonyms and antonyms of Fenians in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Fenians» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FENIANS

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Translator English - Chinese

Fenians
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fenians
570 millions of speakers

English

Fenians
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Fenians
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

array(فنينس)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фении
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fenians
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Fenians
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fenians
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fenians
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fenians
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Fenians
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Fenians
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fenians
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Fenians
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fenians
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Fenians
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fenians
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fenians
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fenianie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фенії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fenians
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fenians
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fenians
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fenians
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fenians

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FENIANS»

The term «Fenians» is regularly used and occupies the 101.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FENIANS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FENIANS»

Discover the use of Fenians in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fenians and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fenians, Freedmen, and Southern Whites: Race and Nationality ...
In Fenians, Freedmen, and Southern Whites, Mitchell Snay provides a compelling comparison of these seemingly disparate groups and illuminates the contours of nationalism during Reconstruction.
Mitchell Snay, 2010
2
Secret Service: Political Policing in Canada From the ...
' This book reveals the extent, focus, and politics of government-sponsored surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations.
Reg Whitaker, Gregory S. Kealey, Andrew Parnaby, 2012
3
The Fenians in Context: Irish Politics and Society, 1848-82
"Comerford's book can be heartily recommended as by far the best one-volume analysis of the rise & progress of the Fenian movement in Ireland."-Linen Hall Press
R. V. Comerford, 1998
4
Turning Back the Fenians: New Brunswick's Last Colonial Campaign
New Brunswick, with its large Irish population and undefended frontier, seemed the perfect target. In the spring of 1866, a thousand Fenians massed along the southwest border of New Brunswick.
Robert L. Dallison, New Brunswick Military Heritage Project, 2006
5
The Fenians: Irish Rebellion in the North Atlantic World, ...
Local Irish Canadians who respected their neighbors, moreover, said that they would join the Fenians only if they marched well inland. Insightfully, Spears noted by nightfall that his filibusterers were “in excellent spirits, but the fact of the ...
Patrick Steward, Bryan P. McGovern, 2013
6
The Fenians Were Dreadful Men: The 1867 Rising
The first new book in forty years to study the Fenian Rising.
Pádraig Ó Concubhair, 2011
7
The Black Hand of Republicanism: The Fenians and History
This book is a result of a major conference to mark the l50th anniversary ofthe founding ofthe Irish Republican Brotherhood and includes essays on Fenianism in its diasporic, transnational and imperial context; political violence; ...
Fearghal McGarry, James McConnel, Queen's University of Belfast. School of History and Anthropology, 2009
8
Patrick Murphy on popery in Ireland; or, Confessionals, ...
... charity that suffereth all things, and could not wish any poor fellow-being evil — I have sometimes thought, if these newspaper gentlemen were in the hands of the white-shirted, black-faced Fenians, and obliged to wait for some foreign help,  ...
George Hammond Whalley, 1866
9
The Irish Relations: Trials of an Immigrant Tradition
7. The. Philadelphia. Fenians. The history of any secret organization presents a particularly difficult field of inquiry. One of the legacies of secret societies is a mass of contradictions and pitfalls for historians. Oaths of secrecy, subterfuge, aliases ...
Dennis Clark, 1982
10
War in the Shadows: The Irish-American Fenians Who Bombed ...
This book examines the history of those dramatic events and also the story of how the British state responded to an adversary fighting a war in the shadows.
Shane Kenna, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FENIANS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fenians is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The unfortunate Irish exiled to Australia
These included the Whiteboys (agrarian rioters), Fenians and other revolutionary groups. Looking through Findmypast's registers, there were ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
2
The funeral oration that sparked the Rising
This society joined up with the Irish Republican Brotherhood of James Stephens to become the Fenians. Rossa was jailed in England in ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
O'Donovan Rossa's battle of wills revealed in new crime records
He had been convicted of the crime of treason felony in Dublin in 1865, along with several fellow Fenians. O'Donovan Rossa who ran the Irish ... «IrishCentral, Jul 15»
4
7 Times the U.S.-Canada Border Wasn't So Peaceful
A plan to invade New Brunswick's Campobello Island fizzled, but on June 1, 1866, more than 1,000 Fenians crossed the Niagara River from ... «History, Jul 15»
5
Concerts in the Park return to Costa Mesa
Pop-funk band Undecided Future will take the stage on July 21 and The Fenians will close out the series with their fusion of Irish folk and rock ... «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»
6
The 1916 Rising: Spotlight on role of the “exiled children in America”
Padraig Pearse came to the city looking for funds for his school, St. Enda's, and to make contact with old Fenians like John Devoy. Tom Clarke ... «IrishCentral, Jun 15»
7
Reenascreena remembers O'Donovan Rossa
He has written a new biography of O'Donovan Rossa in English as well as an Illustrated History of the Fenians. On Saturday July 11th, there ... «Southern Star Newspaper, Jun 15»
8
Telegraph at 160: Serious, popular and pioneering
... in 1867 a London street blown up by Fenians; Muslim fanatics in Sudan overwhelming British forces. Telegraph reporters, abroad or at home, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Why prevention was nobler option than collusion
He controlled a network of informers within the secret societies of Ireland - societies like the Fenians, the Invincibles and the Land Leaguers. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
10
Decoration Day marked at the Manitoulin District Cenotaph
Survivors of the Battle of Ridgeway, fought near Fort Erie against the Fenians, upset with the government's lack of action to acknowledge the ... «Manitoulin Expositor, Jun 15»

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