Geneva

/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/ name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)
  • Grammar: geneva is listed as name, noun.
  • Nearest alternatives: geneva treaties, genevan, geneve, genevese.
  • Useful contrasts: countryside, foreign, local.
  • Usage evidence: The train from Geneva will arrive at the station.

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever) alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Gin, especially jenever. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    gin made in the Netherlands wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
  2. 2
    A canton of Switzerland.
  3. 3
    The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Planada, California.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Seminole County, Florida.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Talbot County, Georgia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kane County, Illinois.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Allen County, Kansas.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Midland County, Michigan.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
  21. 26
    A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  22. 27
    A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
  23. 28
    The Geneva Convention.

Synonyms

All synonyms
geneva treatiesgenevangenevegenevesegenfgenève

Example

"The train from Geneva will arrive at the station."

Common questions

What does "geneva" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "geneva"?

Common synonyms include: geneva treaties, genevan, geneve, genevese, genf, genève.

How do you use "geneva" in a sentence?

The train from Geneva will arrive at the station.

How do you pronounce "geneva"?

Pronounced /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

An alteration of Dutch genever under the influence of the geonym Geneva.

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