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Definition of Fenian
1. n. A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in Ireland.
2. a. Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.
Definition of Fenian
1. Noun. (British Irish) An w:Irish nationalism Irish nationalist or w:Irish republicanism republican. ¹
2. Noun. (historical) A member of the w:Fenian Brotherhood Fenian Brotherhood or the w:Irish Republican Brotherhood Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ¹
3. Noun. (derogatory _ , _ Scotland and Northern Ireland) A Catholic Church Catholic, especially one of w:Irish people Irish ethnicity or descent. ¹
4. Noun. (derogatory _ , _ Scotland and Northern Ireland) A supporter of Scottish association football club w:Celtic F.C. Celtic F.C. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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