adj
Meaning 1
From, or pertaining to, Geneva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Genevan
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to Genevanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
Someone from Geneva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A supporter of Genevanism.
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noun
Meaning 5
an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Calvinist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: necessitarian
Narrower terms: Huguenot
noun
Meaning 6
a native or resident of Geneva
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Swiss, Swiss people
History
Etymology
From Geneva + -an.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: жэне́ўскі (ženjéwski) — pertaining to Geneva
- Catalan: ginebrí — pertaining to Geneva
- Czech: ženevský — pertaining to Geneva
- Dutch: Geneefs — pertaining to Geneva
- Finnish: geneveläinen — pertaining to Geneva
- French: genevois — pertaining to Geneva
- Galician: xenebrino — pertaining to Geneva
- German: Genfer — pertaining to Geneva
- Hungarian: genfi — pertaining to Geneva
- Italian: ginevrino — pertaining to Geneva
- Polish: genewski — pertaining to Geneva
- Portuguese: genebrino — pertaining to Geneva
- Portuguese: genebrês — pertaining to Geneva
- Romansh: genevrin — pertaining to Geneva
- Russian: жене́вский (ženévskij) — pertaining to Geneva
- Spanish: ginebrino — pertaining to Geneva
- Ukrainian: жене́вський (ženévsʹkyj) — pertaining to Geneva
- Czech: Ženevan — someone from Geneva
- Esperanto: ĝenevano — someone from Geneva
- Esperanto: ĝenevanino — someone from Geneva
- Finnish: geneveläinen — someone from Geneva
- French: Genevois — someone from Geneva
- French: Genevoise — someone from Geneva
- Galician: xenebrino — someone from Geneva
- German: Genfer — someone from Geneva
- German: Genferin — someone from Geneva
- Polish: genewczyk — someone from Geneva
- Polish: genewka — someone from Geneva
- Portuguese: genebrino — someone from Geneva
- Portuguese: genebrina — someone from Geneva
- Portuguese: genebrês — someone from Geneva
- Portuguese: genebresa — someone from Geneva
- Romansh: Genevrin — someone from Geneva
- Romansh: Genevrina — someone from Geneva
- Turkish: Cenevreli — someone from Geneva