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geneva

/dʒəˈnivə/

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What does geneva mean?

noun

  1. Gin, especially jenever.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
More meanings (28)

proper noun

  1. The Swiss government.
  2. A canton of Switzerland.
  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.
  13. A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
  14. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Allen County, Kansas.
  15. A township in Midland County, Michigan.
  16. A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  17. A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
  18. A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  19. A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  20. A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
  21. A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
  22. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
  23. A census-designated place in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  24. A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
  25. 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.

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IPA pronunciation

/dʒəˈnivə/

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Do not imagine that it is only in Geneva that Christian professors realize this peril from the loss of faith.
Upton SinclairThe Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #1558
Geologists have calculated the period when the bottom of the Lake of Geneva will be levelled up and its outlet worn down.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
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When I quitted Geneva my first labour was to gain some clue by which I might trace the steps of my fiendish enemy.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84
One of these friends was an American lady who had spent several winters at Geneva, where she had placed her children at school.
Henry JamesDaisy Miller: A StudyProject Gutenberg ebook #208
M. Vaucher thinks that the tides in the lake of Geneva, known by the name of the seiches, arise from the same cause.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322