# Finistère

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌfɪnɪsˈtɛəɹ/

## Definitions
1. A cape in Brittany, France.
2. A department around the cape in Brittany, France. Capital: Quimper. Largest city: Brest (INSEE code 29).

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Finistère, from Latin finis terrae (“land's end”). Compare Breton Penn-ar-Bed (literally “head or end of the world”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/finistere