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Ge⋅nêt

  [zhuh-ney; Fr. zhuh-ne]
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–noun
Ed⋅mond Charles E⋅douard  [ed-mawn sharl ey-dwar] , (“Citizen Genêt”), 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.

Flan⋅ner

  [flan-er]
–noun
Janet (Genêt), 1892–1978, U.S. journalist: long based in Paris.
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Ge·nêt   (zhə-nā')   
See Janet Flanner.
Genêt, Edmond Charles Edouard Known as "Citizen Genêt." 1763-1834.  
French diplomat who attempted (1793) to draw the United States into France's war against Great Britain and Spain.
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