What does "genoa" mean?
Genoa cake.
Genoa
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Genoa cake.
- Grammar: genoa is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: foresails, genoa sail, genoa salami, genoa sausage.
- Useful contrasts: countryside, jib, rural area.
- Usage evidence: A bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy.
How to use "genoa"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Genoa cake. countable, uncountable
- 2 A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
"The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather."
Proper Noun
- 1 A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
- 2 A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
- 3 A former province of Liguria. historical
- 4 A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
- 17 a maritime republic in northwestern Italy that existed from the 11th century until its disestablishment in 1797 when Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic, a client state; Genoa briefly regained independence in 1814 before becoming quickly annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815. historical
Synonyms
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Example
"A bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "genoa"?
Common synonyms include: foresails, genoa sail, genoa salami, genoa sausage, genova, headsail.
How do you use "genoa" in a sentence?
A bridge collapsed in Genoa, Italy.
How do you pronounce "genoa"?
Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/.
Etymology
From Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.