Fe·ni·an[fee-nee-uhn, feen-yuhn]
noun
1. a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
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2. (in late Irish legends) a member of a group of warriors always ready to defend Ireland against its enemies.
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Origin:
noun
1. a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
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2. (in late Irish legends) a member of a group of warriors always ready to defend Ireland against its enemies.
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Origin:
1810–20; Irish féinne (genitive of fiann band of Fenians) + -ian; influenced by Old Irish féne ancient inhabitant of Ireland
