Genevese

American  

[jen-uh-veez, -vees] / ˌdʒɛn əˈviz, -ˈvis /

noun

plural

Genevese

1. a native or inhabitant of Geneva, Switzerland.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland.

Example Sentences

He was driven from France for his political theories, abdicated his Genevese citizenship, fled to England under the protection of "turtle-eating alderman" David Hume.

From Time Magazine Archive

His influence was for a long time checked by the hatred of the Genevese.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

Indeed the dress, physiognomy, and manners of old Geneva might make an American Genevese fancy himself at home on the Leman.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

Loath to appear in disgrace among the Genevese, and hoping, amid new scenes, to forget her griefs, she resolved to visit Germany.

From Lives of Celebrated Women by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)

We were simply very bourgeois; we practised the good old Genevese principle of not sacrificing to appearances. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry