Genoa

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Etymology [edit]

From Genua, as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians; probably from Ligurian word for "knee", from Proto-Indo-European *genu, knee, i.e., angle, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/, /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/, X-SAMPA: /"dZEn.@U.@/, /dZEn"@U.@/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.ou.ə/, /dʒɛnˈou.ə/, X-SAMPA: /"dzEn.oU.@/, /dZEn"oU.@/

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The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.

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Genoa

  1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
  2. A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
  3. A placename.

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