sinn fein

1. 1.

   an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army

   Broaderpolitical movement

   Part ofIrish Republican Army

Questions about sinn fein

What does sinn fein mean?

sinn fein means "an Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 to promote independence from England and unification of Ireland; became the political branch of the Irish Republican Army".

Is sinn fein a common word?

sinn fein is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.