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