Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A native or inhabitant of Finland.
  • noun A person of Finnish ancestry.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of Finnish.
  • noun A native of Finland; a Finlander.
  • noun Ethnologically— A member of the Finnic race in general.
  • noun Specifically, a member of that branch of the Finnic race inhabiting Finland and other parts of northwestern Russia, and calling themselves Suomi or Suomalaiset. See Finnic.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective A native of Finland; one of the Finn� in the ethnological sense. See finns.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A male given name.
  • noun A person from Finland.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a native or inhabitant of Finland

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Swedish Finne.]

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An anglicized form of Fionn.

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Examples

  • (From "Huckleberry Finn," by Samuel L. Clemens)] _Huckleberry Finn_ (1885) has been called the _Odyssey_ of the Mississippi.

    History of American Literature Reuben Post Halleck 1897

  • She and Ryan's manservant, if that's what one called Finn, had reached an easy accord that delighted her.

    Ryan Winston, Anne Marie 2002

  • Jokela: This Finn is a horse who routinely plays 30-plus minutes a game.

    USA TODAY Latest news 1998

  • Jokela: This Finn is a horse who routinely plays 30-plus minutes a game.

    USA TODAY Latest news 1998

  • Finn is dubious, but when all of his prayers come to pass, he becomes so concerned about the power of Grilled Cheesus, he decides to eat it.

    'Glee' tackles religion, swallows grilled cheese Lisa de Moraes 2010

  • And frankly, Huckleberry Finn is a classic example of a story that wants to insist that all will be well, no matter what occurs.

    What’s The Fuss About Episodic Fiction? « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • Finn is a particularly valuable witness on this matter because he has been in Washington for three decades, and once had an important position in the Reagan administration as one of Education Secretary Bill Bennett's key lieutenants.

    What would a Republican Congress do for our schools? Jay Mathews 2010

  • This situation harkens a recent plot twist in "Glee," in which star athlete/glee club tenor Finn is kicked off the football team and loses his spot as starting quarterback, thus severely diminishing his popularity.

    Kevin Allen: The Brand-ification of Derrick Rose Kevin Allen 2010

  • Are we so quick to snatch a copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the same kid?

    A Parting Thought on Banned Books Week 2009

  • Finn is just the funniest, smartest, most endearing little boy in the world.

    Thank you very mulch. The Curious Holts 2009

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