genoese

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1. genoese - Noun

2. genoese - Adjective

4. Genoese - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Genoa, a city of Italy.

A native or inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa.

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the Genoese sailor we call Columbus Source: Internet

Although the Genoese submitted and the Doge led an official mission of apology to Versailles, France gained a reputation for brutality and arrogance. Source: Internet

Although the islanders firmly rejected an initial offer of protection, the island was invaded by a Genoese fleet, led by Simone Vignoso, and the castle besieged. Source: Internet

Ayton & Preston (2005) Froissart writes that such guns fired "two or three discharges on the Genoese", likely large arrows or primitive grapeshot. Source: Internet

Ayton, "The Battle of Crécy: Context and Significance" in Ayton & Preston (2005), p. 18 Most historians have accepted the figure of 6,000 Genoese crossbowmen. Source: Internet

A Genoese commercial boat captain, which was conducting acts of piracy alongside commercial activity, was able to capture the young prince and take him over to Phocaea on the Aegean Sea, which was under Genoese rule. Source: Internet

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