geneva
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ge·ne·va
noun \jə-ˈnē-və\Definition of GENEVA
: a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
Origin of GENEVA
modification of obsolete Dutch genever (now jenever), literally, juniper, from Middle Dutch, from Old French geneivre, ultimately from Latin juniperus
First Known Use: 1705
Ge·ne·va
geographical name \jə-ˈnē-və\Definition of GENEVA
1
canton SW Switzerland area 109 square miles (282 square kilometers), pop 414,300
2
city, its ∗, at SW tip of Lake Geneva on the Rhône pop 175,998
— Gen·e·vese \ˌje-nə-ˈvēz, -ˈvēs\ adjective or noun
Variants of GENEVA
Ge·ne·va or French Ge·nève \zhə-ˈnev\ or G Genf \ˈgenf\
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