Geneva
English
Etymology
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cel" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. origin from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European root *genu (“bend”), *genawa in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
Pronunciation
Noun
Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)
Proper noun
Geneva
- A city in Switzerland.
- A canton of Switzerland, having Geneva as its capital.
- The largest lake in Switzerland.
- 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 female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
Derived terms
Translations
city
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canton
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lake
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Further reading
Geneva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Geneva (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Canton of Geneva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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