Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A city of southwest Switzerland located on Lake Geneva and bisected by the Rhone River. Originally an ancient Celtic settlement, it was a focal point of the Reformation after the arrival of John Calvin in 1536. Geneva was the headquarters of the League of Nations (1920-1946) and is still the site of many international organizations. Population: 179,000.
- Lake also Lake Le·man
(lēˈmən, lə-măɴˈ)Geneva A lake on the Swiss-French border between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. It is traversed east to west by the Rhone River.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A spirit distilled from grain or malt with the addition of juniper-berries: now called, by contraction, gin.
Wiktionary
- n. A city in Switzerland.
- n. A canton of Switzerland, having Geneva as its capital.
- n. Largest lake in Switzerland.
- n. A female given name, from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- n. by ellipsis The Geneva Convention.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The chief city of Switzerland.
- n. A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
- n. gin made in the Netherlands
Etymologies
- Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably of Celtic origin, from a root genu-, genawa, possibly akin to Genoa. (Wiktionary)
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“GENEVA (AFP) - Inventors are often perceived as eccentric, original thinkers inspired by dreams: but many of the 700 inventors at an international fair in Geneva showed skill, pragmatism and good business sense.”
“GENEVA -- The U.S. has a new ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, after 13 months without a top envoy at the global body's European headquarters.”
“GENEVA (AP) - The U.S. has a new ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, after 13 months without a top envoy at the global body's European headquarters.”
“GENEVA, April 14, 2010 - Leading financial institutions worldwide continue to invest more than US$43 billion in producers of cluster munitions despite a comprehensive treaty banning the weapons set to become binding international law, according to new research presented by Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) members in Geneva today.”
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“GENEVA, March 2 (Reuters Life!) - Security cameras, codes, a double key system, and a two-tonne vault may seem a bit much for a few bottles of wine, but the owners of the fine vintages kept by Au Bonheur du Vin in the heart of Geneva sleep easy.”
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strev I'm neutral on that. Feb 7, 2011
bilby Wot, don't you lake it? Feb 7, 2011
strev A conventional name though Feb 7, 2011