Geneva

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːvə

Etymology 1
canton of Geneva (sense 2)

Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.

Proper noun

Geneva

  1. The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
  2. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonym: canton of Geneva
  3. The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
  4. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
    2. A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
    3. A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
    4. A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
    5. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
  5. A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
  6. (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
Derived terms
Translations
lake — see Lake Geneva

Further reading

Noun

Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)

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