Genoese

[ US /ˈdʒɛnoʊs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a native or resident of Genoa
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Genoa or its inhabitants
    the Genoese sailor we call Columbus
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How To Use Genoese In A Sentence

  • A 15th century Genoese bridge arched over a boulder-strewn stream near the remains of an old mill, once used for making chestnut flour.
  • There, a Genoese colony was under siege from a khan of the Golden Horde named Yannibeg, when his army was decimated by an outbreak of plague.
  • The French first sent forward Genoese mercenary crossbowmen, whose weapons, their bowstrings slackened by a shower of rain, proved no match for the English longbows.
  • But all that kind of animal is very uninteresting, and I was glad enough to embark on a Genoese polacca which was loading for the Ionian Islands with gunpowder and munitions for Ali de Tebelen. A Start in Life
  • It turns out "cioppino" is a Genoese term for "fish stew" and the dish, no doubt, originated with Italian fishermen. Raspberry Shortcake
  • But all that kind of animal is very uninteresting, and I was glad enough to embark on a Genoese polacca which was loading for the Ionian Islands with gunpowder and munitions for Ali de Tebelen. A Start in Life
  • The 'mezzaro' is a kind of hooded cloak worn by the Genoese women, as the 'cendal' is worn at Venice, and the 'mantilla' at Madrid. The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
  • a la Genoese and spaghetti with mushrooms; chicken saute, Italian style, with green peas; squab with lettuce; zabaione; fruit; cheese; coffee. Bohemian San Francisco Its restaurants and their most famous recipes—The elegant art of dining.
  • Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, took the cross, and at the instigation of the Genoese went to besiege el-Mahadia, an African city on the coast of Tunis. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
  • ‘mezzaro’ is a kind of hooded cloak worn by the Genoese women, as the ‘cendal’ is worn at Venice, and the The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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