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Definitions for genoeseˌdʒɛn oʊˈiz, -ˈis

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gen•o•a*ˈdʒɛn oʊ ə(n.)

  1. a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.

    Category: Nautical, Navy

* (sometimes cap.).

Origin of genoa:

1930–35; after Genoa

Gen•o•aˈdʒɛn oʊ ə(n.)(pl.)

  1. a seaport in NW Italy, S of Milan. 762,895.

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Italian, Genova.

Gen`o•ese′

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Genoese(adj)

    a native or resident of Genoa

  2. Genoese, Genovese(adj)

    of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants

    "the Genoese sailor we call Columbus"

Wiktionary

  1. Genoese(ProperNoun)

    An inhabitant or a resident of Genoa.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Genoese(adj)

    of or pertaining to Genoa, a city of Italy

  2. Genoese(u)

    a native or inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa

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