Geneva
proper noun
- city of Switzerland
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/
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Etymology: 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.
- The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
- A canton of Switzerland.
- The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
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- A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- The Geneva Convention.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)
“Let our actor, in the true spirit of imitating his betters, follow the example of the great Mr. K—n; that is, let him roll about through the day from pot-house to pot-house like a rumbling old beer barrel, with ten or a dozen noggins of Geneva in his pate.”