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geneva

/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/

geneva noun: gin, especially jenever.

Noun (1)

geneva (countable and uncountable, plural genevas)

  1. Gin, especially jenever.

Proper noun capitalized: Geneva

Geneva

  1. The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
    1. (metonymically) The Swiss government.
  2. A canton of Switzerland.
    Synonyms:
    canton of Geneva
  3. The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
  4. A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
  5. Former name of Planada, California.
  6. A census-designated place in Seminole County, Florida.
  7. A town in Talbot County, Georgia.
  8. An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
  9. A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
  10. A township in Kane County, Illinois.
  11. A town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
  12. An unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
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  1. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  2. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Allen County, Kansas.
  3. A township in Midland County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  5. A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  6. A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  7. A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  8. A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
  9. A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
  10. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
  11. A census-designated place in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  12. A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
  13. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
  14. A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  15. A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
  16. (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.

Noun (2) capitalized: Geneva

Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)

  1. 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.[c. 1800], J. Bisset, “Dandy Actors”, in Dandyism Displayed, or The Follies of the Ton; […], London: […] [John] Duncombe, […], →OCLC, page 8

geneva meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

geneva in Hindi

जेनेवा, जिनेवा, जीनवा

geneva in Tamil

ஜெனீவா, ஜெனிவா, ஜீன்வா

geneva in Marathi

जिनेवा, जेनेवा

geneva in Urdu

جینیوا
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geneva in Bengali
জেনেভা, জিনেভা
geneva in Telugu
జెనీవా, జెనెవా, జెనివా
geneva in Malayalam
ജെനീവ, ജിനീവ, ജെനെവ
geneva in Kannada
ಜೆನೆವಾ, ಜೆನೀವಾ, ಜೆನಿವಾ
geneva in Punjabi
ਜੀਨਵਾ, ਜੇਨੇਵਾ, ਜੀਨੀਵਾ
geneva in Gujarati
જિનેવા, જેનેવા, જીનીવા
geneva in Odia
ଜେନେଭା, ଜିନେଭା, ଜିନ୍ଭା
geneva in Nepali
जेनेभा, जिनेभा, जेनेवा

Synonyms of geneva

  • canton of Geneva

Forms of geneva

pluralgenevas
alternative formGeneva
pluralGenevas

Origin of geneva

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

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.

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Phrases with geneva

Words that rhyme with geneva

Questions about geneva

What does geneva mean?
Geneva means gin, especially jenever.
What is geneva in Hindi?
Geneva in Hindi is जेनेवा, जिनेवा, जीनवा. See Geneva meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is geneva?
Geneva can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce geneva?
Geneva is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈniːvə/.
What is the plural of geneva?
The plural of geneva is genevas.

Words near geneva in the dictionary

  1. genette
  2. genettes
  3. Genettian
  4. Geneu'r Glyn
  5. Geneura
  6. geneva
  7. Geneva bands
  8. Geneva Bible
  9. Geneva Bibles
  10. Geneva Convention
  11. Geneva County

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