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GENEVAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin

Synonyms:

Calvinist; Genevan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Genevan" is a kind of...):

necessitarian (someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Genevan"):

Huguenot (a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or resident of Geneva

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Genevan" is a kind of...):

Swiss; Swiss people (the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland)

Holonyms ("Genevan" is a member of...):

Geneva; Geneve; Genf (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)

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