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genoa
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/
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What does genoa mean?
noun
- A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
- Genoa cake.
proper noun
- A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
More meanings (16)
proper noun
- A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
- A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
- A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
- A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
- A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
- The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
- A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
- Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
- (historical) A former province of Liguria.
- (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.
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IPA pronunciation
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Next morning I awoke in the harbour of Genoa, with a splendid panoramic view of the city before me.
In Genoa, and thereabouts, they train the vines on trellis-work, supported on square clumsy pillars, which, in themselves, are anything but picturesque.
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The latter is represented as a partisan of Genoa, favouring the views of the oppressors of his country by the most treasonable means.
His stay amidst the smoke and bustle of Manchester, though in striking contrast to his life in Genoa, was on the whole agreeable.
The ship's colors had puzzled us, and we found that she was from Genoa, with an assorted cargo, and was trading on the coast.