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GENEVAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin
Synonyms:
Calvinist; Genevan
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Genevan" is a kind of...):
necessitarian (someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Genevan"):
Huguenot (a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or resident of Geneva
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Genevan" is a kind of...):
Swiss; Swiss people (the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland)
Holonyms ("Genevan" is a member of...):
Geneva; Geneve; Genf (a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)
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