geneva

IPA: dʒʌnˈivʌ

Root Word: Geneva

noun

  • The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
  • A canton of Switzerland.
  • The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
  • A number of places in the United States, including:
  • A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
  • A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
  • A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  • A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
  • A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
  • A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
  • (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
  • Gin, especially jenever.
  • Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever) [Gin, especially jenever.]
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Examples of "geneva" in Sentences

  • If you had the H1N1 flu do you still need the vacine? geneva
  • 7. In the 18th century, "geneva" was an alternative name for which drink in London and Holland?
  • Correct me if I am wrong, but (from memory) civilians ARE under the geneva convention, and are spies, sabateurs, etc.
  • The French obtain from these berries the _Genièvre_ (_Anglice_ "geneva"), from which we have taken our English word "gin."
  • The geneva convention on the aquistion of land through war and people moving to that land only applies to states or “high contracting parties.”
  • Beer taps literally flowed all day, warm-wine smelled of a certain unnecessary sweetness, and something called a 'geneva' came in either pumpkin or pomegranate flavors.
  • The loss of habeas corpus, rampant domestic spying on millions of Americans and formulating a rationale aorund the geneva conventions for torture and frank says maybe alberto is a bit inept.

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