Genevan
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Geneva, Switzerland.
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a Calvinist.
adjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of Geneva
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of, adhering to, or relating to the teachings of Calvin or the Calvinists
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Geneva
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a less common name for a Calvinist See Calvinist
Etymology
Origin of Genevan
Example Sentences
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Clark has lived in Geneva since the mid-1960s and spoke to AFP at the Collonge Book Festival in the Genevan countryside.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was a lifelong opponent of Rousseau and rejected the Genevan philosopher’s notion of the “noble savage.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Another snap captured the ornately wooden Genevan building where the two officially exchanged vows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
This second line of thought he traces all the way back to the 18th-century Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who made such criticisms at the birth of the Enlightenment.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2017
He recodified the Genevan laws and constitution, and was the leading spirit in the negotiations with Bern that issued in the treaty of February 1544.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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