Genoa.
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
Meaning & usage
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
A former province of Liguria.
A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cayuga County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
A number of places in the United States: Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Genua (with influence from Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.
Genoa cake.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Genua (with influence from Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.
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