Finistère

/ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ//ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛə/

proper noun

A cape in Brittany, France.

OriginFrench Finistère ← Latin finis terrae →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Finistere

  1. A cape in Brittany, France.
  2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France. Capital: Quimper. Largest city: Brest (INSEE code 29).

Origin

  1. Latinfinis terrae“land's end”
  2. FrenchFinistère
  3. EnglishFinistère

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

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Translations

Arabic فنستير
  • فنستير (finstīr)cape and department in Brittany, France
Catalan Finisterre
  • Finisterrecape and department in Brittany, France
Dutch Finistère
  • Finistèrecape and department in Brittany, France
French Finistère
  • Finistèrecape and department in Brittany, France
Italian Finisterra, Finistère
  • Finisterracape and department in Brittany, France
  • Finistèrecape and department in Brittany, France
Japanese フィニステール県
  • フィニステール県 (Finisutēru-ken)cape and department in Brittany, France
Latin Finisterrae, Finis Terrae
  • Finisterraecape and department in Brittany, France
  • Finis Terraecape and department in Brittany, France
  • Finis terraecape and department in Brittany, France
Spanish Finisterre
  • Finisterrecape and department in Brittany, France
Cite this entry
APA

Finistère. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finist%C3%A8re

MLA

“Finistère.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finist%C3%A8re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finistère,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finist%C3%A8re.

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