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GENOESE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of Genoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

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

Genoa; Genova (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants

Example:

the Genoese sailor we call Columbus

Synonyms:

Genoese; Genovese

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Genoa (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)

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