Geneva.
The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
Meaning & usage
The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland. The Swiss government.
A canton of Switzerland.
The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: Former name of Planada, California.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Seminole County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Talbot County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Kane County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Allen County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Midland County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
The Geneva Convention.
Where this word comes from
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.
Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)
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