Geneva
ge·neva
noun
1.
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
2.
made in the Netherlands
Origin
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
Phrases
- Geneva bands
- Geneva Convention
- Geneva County
- Geneva cross
- Geneva mechanism
- Geneva sauce
- Geneva wheel
- Lake Geneva
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