noun

• A province of Liguria, Italy.
• The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.
• 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 small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
• A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
• An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
• A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
• An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
• A town in Cayuga County, New York.
• A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
• The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
• A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
• A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
• Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
• (historical) 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.
• Genoa cake.
• (nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.