Genevan

American  

[juh-nee-vuhn] / dʒəˈni vən /

Also Genevese

adjective

1. of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland.

2. Calvinistic.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Geneva, Switzerland.

2. a Calvinist.

Genevan British  

/ dʒɪˈniːvən, ˌdʒɛnɪˈviːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Geneva

2. of, adhering to, or relating to the teachings of Calvin or the Calvinists

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Geneva

2. a less common name for a Calvinist See Calvinist

Etymology

Origin of Genevan

First recorded in 1555–65; Genev(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are now being elbowed out of Genevan schools.

From Barron's

Another snap captured the ornately wooden Genevan building where the two officially exchanged vows.

From Los Angeles Times

The scenes at the stadium have been jarring for some Genevans, forced for the first time to recognize profound social inequalities they previously ignored or dismissed.

From New York Times

But it was the socially maladjusted Genevan, whose writings Tocqueville claimed to read every day, who first attacked modernity for the unjust way in which power accrues to a networked élite.

From The New Yorker

The Genevan Bible, too, was the Puritan’s Bible, and was none the less admired by him on account of its Calvinistic annotations.

From Project Gutenberg