finistérien
French, adjective
finistérien is a French adjective meaning “of, from or relating to the department of Finistère, the westernmost department in Brittany, France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Finistérien is a different word: “native or inhabitant of the department of Finistère, the westernmost…”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au Finistère, département français situé en Bretagne”.
What does finistérien mean in English?
adjective
- 1
of, from or relating to the department of Finistère, the westernmost department in Brittany, France
noun
- 1
masculinenative or inhabitant of the department of Finistère, the westernmost department in Brittany, France (usually male)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitant du Finistère, département français situé en Bretagne.
adjective: 1. Relatif au Finistère, département français situé en Bretagne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of finistérien
- finistérienne feminine
- finistériens masculine plural
- finistériennes feminine plural
- Finistérienne feminine
- Finistériens plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is finistérien in French?
finistérien appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).