Geneva

Meaning

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2. A canton of Switzerland.
3. The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
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26. A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
27. The Geneva Convention.

Noun

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

Synonyms

Geneve

Genf

canton of Geneva

Translations

Genève

Geneva

Genf

Ginebra

Ginevra

Geneva

Geneva

Ginebra

Genebra

Γενεύη

Genève

Cenevre

Genava

جنيف

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

" You will , perhaps , meet me tomorrow in Geneva ," she said .