Meanings
proper noun
alternative Sinn Fein
- IrishgovernmentAn Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.
Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time.
2020 February 13, “Ireland: Fianna Fáil rules out coalition with Sinn Féin”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN
Origin
- IrishSinn Féin
- EnglishSinn Féin
From Irish Sinn Féin (literally “we ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) + féin (“-self, -selves”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 新芬黨 /新芬党
- 新芬黨 /新芬党 (Xīnfēndǎng)Irish political party
Irish Sinn Féin
- Sinn FéinIrish political party
Swedish Sinn Féin
- Sinn FéinIrish political party
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APA
Sinn Féin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinn%20F%C3%A9in
MLA
“Sinn Féin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinn%20F%C3%A9in. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinn Féin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinn%20F%C3%A9in.
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