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GENOESE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Genoese" is a kind of...):
Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)
Holonyms ("Genoese" is a member of...):
Genoa; Genova (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants
Example:
the Genoese sailor we call Columbus
Synonyms:
Genoese; Genovese
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Genoa (a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)