Geneva
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Etymology 1[edit]
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂, a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
Proper noun[edit]
Geneva
- The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
- A canton of Switzerland.
- Synonym: canton of Geneva
- The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
- A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
- A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
city
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canton
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lake — see Lake Geneva
Further reading[edit]
Geneva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geneva (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canton of Geneva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)
- Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)
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