Sinn Féin

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Sinn Féin

/ʃɪn ˈfeɪn/

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From Irish Sinn Féin (literally “we ourselves”) from sinn (“we, us”) + féin (“-self, -selves”).

proper noun Sinn Fein

Irish An 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.

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name Irish political party

中文	新芬黨 /新芬党 Xīnfēndǎng

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"Sinn Féin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sinn%20f%C3%A9in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Sinn Féin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sinn%20f%C3%A9in.

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@misc{sinn_fe_in_2026,
  title = {Sinn Féin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinn%20f%C3%A9in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}