Fianna Fáil

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Fianna Fáil

/fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/

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Unadapted borrowing from Irish Fianna Fáil. From Irish fianna, plural of fiann (“warrior”), and Fáil, genitive of Fál (a legendary name of Ireland); cf. Old Irish fál. The original meaning is thus “warriors of Fál”, but the phrase is traditionally translated as “soldiers of destiny”.

proper noun Fianna Fail

A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s. I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.

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"Fianna Fáil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fianna%20f%C3%A1il. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Fianna Fáil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fianna%20f%C3%A1il.

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@misc{fianna_fa_il_2026,
  title = {Fianna Fáil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fianna%20f%C3%A1il},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}