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Genoese

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/US/ˌd͡ʒɛnoʊˈiz/

Genoese noun: a native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.

Noun

Genoese (plural Genoese)

  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.
    • America. One of the four parts of the world, ſo called from Americus Veſpuſius a Florentine, who with Columbus a Genoeſe, firſt diſcover'd this Country about the yeer 1492 which is moſt aptly called the New world; ….1656, T. B. of the Inner-Temple, Glossographia: or a Dictionary, Interpreting all such Hard Words, …, London, s.v. America (https://books.google.com/books?id=QctmAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP45)
    • However, John not liking a Partner in the Empire, left Conſtantinople, and retir'd to Tenedos, where he engag'd Francis Cataluze a Genoeſe to aſſiſt him, and with the Fleet under his Command, return'd to the Imperal City, compell'd Contacuzenus to quit the Empire; …1708, The General History of the World, being an Abridgment of Sir Walter Raleigh. With a Continuation from the Best Historians to the Present Times. Vol. III, London, p. 249...

Proper noun

Genoese

  1. The inhabitants of Genoa, collectively.
  2. The dialect of Ligurian spoken in Genoa

Adjective

Genoese (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.
    Synonyms:
    Genovese

Genoese meaning in Tagalog

Genoese in Tagalog

an inhabitant or resident of Genoa
Henobes
inhabitants of Genoa
Henobes

Synonyms of Genoese

Forms of Genoese

pluralGenoese

Origin of Genoese

From Genoa + -ese.

Questions about Genoese

What does Genoese mean?
Genoese means a native or inhabitant of the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.
What is Genoese in Tagalog?
Genoese in Tagalog is Henobes. See Genoese meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Genoese?
Genoese can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Genoese?
Genoese is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛnəʊˈiːz/ (UK).
What is the plural of Genoese?
The plural of Genoese is Genoese.

Words near Genoese in the dictionary

  1. genodermatotic
  2. genodiversity
  3. genoeconomic
  4. genoeconomics
  5. genoed
  6. Genoese
  7. genoframe
  8. genoframes
  9. genogram
  10. genograms
  11. genographic

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