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Jean
Sometimes used interchangeably with the word denim. Jeans were first manufactured in Genoa, Italy for sailors of the Genoese Navy. The French referred to these indigo-dyed trousers as bleu de Gênes ("blue of Genoa") which is the origin of the modern English word "jean."