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Genova.

Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒɛ.no.va/
  1. Genoa (a port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy)

    feminine
  2. Genoa (a metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa)

    feminine
  3. the letter G in the Italian spelling alphabet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin Genua, possibly from the Ancient Ligurian word for knee. Compare also Latin genu; alternatively it may derive ultimately from a Celtic root *genu-, *genawa (“mouth (i.e. estuary”), making it possibly akin to the root of Geneva as well.

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