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finney
nounC1
/ˈfɪni/A five-pound note (British informal, slang).
finnic
adjectivenounC2
/ˈfɪnɪk/Relating to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, which includes Finnish, Estonian, and related languages.
finnick
verb-intransitiveLow
/ˈfɪn.ɪk/To be excessively fussy, finicky, or fastidious about small details.
finnish
adjectivenounB1
/ˈfɪnɪʃ/Relating to Finland, its people, or its language.
finnmark
nounVery Low
/ˈfɪnmɑːk/A historical county in the extreme north of Norway.
finno-russo war
nounLow
/ˌfɪnəʊ ˈrʌsəʊ wɔː/A historical conflict between Finland and Russia.
finno-ugrian
adjectivenounC2
/ˌfɪnəʊˈuːɡriən/Relating to a major branch of the Uralic language family, comprising languages such as Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian, and the peoples who speak them.
finno-ugric
adjectivenounC2
/ˌfɪnəʊˈjuːɡrɪk/Relating to a family of languages that includes Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, and several minority languages of northern Europe and Siberia.
finnock
nounRare/Very Low
/ˈfɪnək/A young sea trout in its second year that has returned to fresh water.
fino
nounC2
/ˈfiːnəʊ/A type of very dry, pale sherry from Spain.
finocchio
nounC1/C2
/fɪˈnɒkɪəʊ/An annual plant (Foeniculum vulgare) cultivated for its aromatic seeds and edible, anise-flavoured stalks and leaves.
finsen
nounVery Low
/ˈfɪnsən/A proper noun referring to Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904), a Faroese-Icelandic physician and scientist who pioneered phototherapy and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1903.
finspot
nounC2
/ˈfɪn.spɒt/To pay for something minor, especially as a gesture of courtesy or goodwill.
finsteraarhorn
nounVery Low (C2/Proper Noun)
/ˌfɪnstə(r)ˈɑːhɔːn/A proper noun referring to a specific peak in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland.
fintech
nounC1
/ˈfɪn.tɛk/A portmanteau of 'financial technology', referring to businesses that use technology to enhance or automate financial services and processes.
finzi
nounRare
/ˈfɪnzi/A proper noun, primarily a surname of Italian origin.
fiona
nounlow
/fiˈəʊnə/A female given name.
fionn
nounVery Low
/fʲɪn̪ˠ/ (approx. English: /fɪn/ or /fiːɒn/)A Celtic personal name (Irish, Scottish) meaning 'fair', 'white', 'bright'.
fiord
nounLow
/fjɔːd/A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, typically formed by glacial erosion.
fiorin
nounLow
/ˈfɪərɪn/A type of perennial creeping grass (Agrostis stolonifera), also known as creeping bent.

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