Ste. Genevievan

From Ste. Genevieve +‎ -an.

Ste. Genevievan (plural Ste. Genevievans)

1. Alternative form of Ste. Genevievian.
   • 1880 December 19, “A New Narrow Gauge”, in St. Louis Globe-Democrat, volume 6, number 203, St. Louis, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3:

     The Ste. Genevievans are dependent upon the river for their communications with St. Louis, and when the Father of Waters is frozen up, the children of the old town are left in a state of isolation that is truly distressing.

   • 1915 June 12, Ste. Genevieve Herald, volume 34, number 10, Ste. Genevieve, Mo., →OCLC, page [4], column 5:

     The hundreds of former Ste. Genevievans now residing in St[.] Louis could form a similar organization and derive much social pleasure therefrom.

   • 1930 May 24, “See Our County First Should Be Citizens Slogan”, in Fair Play, volume LVIX, number 5, Ste. Genevieve, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 6:

     Few Ste. Genevievans, strangely enough, are intimately acquainted with the remarkable beauty of their own county.

   • 1930 August 23, “Fewer Mosquitoes in Season of Drouth”, in Ste. Genevieve Herald, volume 49, number 23, Ste. Genevieve, Mo., →OCLC, front page, column 6:

     While the drouth is a most regrettable occurrence, the resultant scarcity of the pests is one compensation that enables Ste. Genevievans to enjoy an occasional evening on lawn or front porch and to feel the full meaning of the old saw that says “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody good.”

   • 2013 February 6, Bryan A. Hollerbach, “Cameron Resigns from Ste. Genevieve Park Board Preparatory to Relocating”, in Ste. Genevieve Herald, volume 132, number 3, Ste. Genevieve, Mo., →OCLC, page 3, column 5:

     “The problem with tennis is, the average Ste. Genevievan doesn’t play tennis,” he [Samer Zoughaib] said.