Genevan

[ juh-nee-vuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Geneva, Switzerland.
2. Calvinistic.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Geneva, Switzerland.
2. a Calvinist.

Genevan

/ dʒɪˈniːvən; ˌdʒɛnɪˈviːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Geneva
2. of, adhering to, or relating to the teachings of Calvin or the Calvinists

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Geneva
2. a less common name for a Calvinist See Calvinist

Word History and Origins

Origin of Genevan¹

First recorded in 1555–65; Genev(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Another snap captured the ornately wooden Genevan building where the two officially exchanged vows.

From Los Angeles Times

The scenes at the stadium have been jarring for some Genevans, forced for the first time to recognize profound social inequalities they previously ignored or dismissed.

From New York Times

But it was the socially maladjusted Genevan, whose writings Tocqueville claimed to read every day, who first attacked modernity for the unjust way in which power accrues to a networked élite.

From The New Yorker

The Genevan Bible, too, was the Puritan’s Bible, and was none the less admired by him on account of its Calvinistic annotations.

From Project Gutenberg

Then again, what is this new and more than Genevan discipline that the clergyman is to enforce?

From Project Gutenberg