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genoa

/ˈdʒɛnəʊə//ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/

genoa noun: a staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

Noun (1)

genoa (plural genoas)

  1. 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.1982 January, Jerry Cartwright, “Cruising Seamanship”, in Motorboating & Sailing, volume 149, number 2, page 23
    Synonyms:
    genoa jib

Proper noun capitalized: Genoa

Genoa

  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. (historical) A former province of Liguria.
  4. A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
  6. A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
  7. A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  9. A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
  10. An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
  11. A town in Cayuga County, New York.
  12. A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
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  1. The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
  2. A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
  3. A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
  4. Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
  5. (historical) 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.

Noun (2) capitalized: Genoa

Genoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)

  1. Genoa cake.

genoa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

genoa in Hindi

जेनोआ, जीनोआ, जिनोआ

genoa in Tamil

ஜெனோவா, ஜீனோவா

genoa in Marathi

जीनोआ, जेनोआ, जिनोआ

genoa in Urdu

جینوا, جینووا
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genoa in Bengali
জেনোয়া, জিনোয়া
genoa in Telugu
జెనోవా, జినోవా, జీనోవా
genoa in Malayalam
ജെനോവ, ജിനോവ
genoa in Kannada
ಜೆನೋವಾ, ಜಿನೋವಾ, ಜೀನೋವಾ
genoa in Punjabi
ਜੀਨੋਆ, ਜੇਨੋਆ, ਜੈਨੋਆ
genoa in Gujarati
જેનોઆ, જીનોઆ, જિનોઆ
genoa in Odia
ଜେନୋଆ, ଜିନୋଆ, ଜେନୋୱା
genoa in Nepali
जेनोआ, जिनोआ, जेनोवा

Synonyms of genoa

Forms of genoa

pluralgenoas
pluralGenoas

Origin of genoa

Borrowed from Latin Genua (with influence from 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.

Words formed from genoa

Phrases with genoa

Questions about genoa

What does genoa mean?
Genoa means a staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
What is genoa in Hindi?
Genoa in Hindi is जेनोआ, जीनोआ, जिनोआ. See Genoa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is genoa?
Genoa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce genoa?
Genoa is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/ (US).
What is the plural of genoa?
The plural of genoa is genoas.

Words near genoa in the dictionary

  1. genning
  2. genning up
  3. genny
  4. geno
  5. geno-
  6. genoa
  7. Genoa cake
  8. Genoa cakes
  9. genoa jib
  10. genoa jibs
  11. Genoan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: genoa (page history and authors); Genoa (page history and authors); genoa (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); genoa (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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