Meanings
geneva1
Geneva2
- The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
- metonymicallyThe Swiss government.
- A canton of Switzerland.
Synonyms: canton of Geneva
- The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama.
- Former name of Planada, California.
- A town in Talbot County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois.
- A township in Kane County, Illinois.
- A town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Noble Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Franklin County, Iowa.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Allen County, Kansas.
- A township in Midland County, Michigan.
- A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
- A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
- A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska.
- A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
- A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
- A city in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
- A census-designated place in Greenwood Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
- A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- by ellipsisThe Geneva Convention.
Geneva3
plural Genevas
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever)
Let our actor, in the true spirit of imitating his betters, follow the example of the great Mr. K—n; that is, let him roll about through the day from pot-house to pot-house like a rumbling old beer barrel, with ten or a dozen noggins of Geneva in his pate.
[c. 1800], J. Bisset, “Dandy Actors”, in Dandyism Displayed, or The Follies of the Ton; […], London: […] [John] Duncombe, […], →OCLC, page 8
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA canton of Switzerland.
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Origin
geneva · noun
- Dutchgenever
- Englishgeneva
An alteration of Dutch genever under the influence of the geonym Geneva.
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Full word history & related roots →Geneva · proper noun
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénw-eh₂“knee”
- Proto-Celtic*genwā
- EnglishGeneva
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Genève
- Genèvecity
Arabic جِنِيف, جِنِيف
- جِنِيف (jinīf)city
- جِنِيف (jinīf)canton
Bengali জেনেভা
- জেনেভা (jenebha)city
Bulgarian Жене́ва
- Жене́ва (Ženéva)city
Catalan Ginebra, Geneva
- Ginebracity
- Genevacity
- Ginebracanton
- Genevacanton
Chinese Cantonese 日內瓦 /日内瓦
- 日內瓦 /日内瓦 (jat⁶ noi⁶ ngaa⁵)city
Chinese Mandarin 日內瓦 /日内瓦, 日內瓦 /日内瓦
- 日內瓦 /日内瓦 (Rìnèiwǎ)city
- 日內瓦 /日内瓦 (Rìnèiwǎ)canton
Czech Ženeva
- Ženevacity
Danish Geneve, Genève
- Genevecity
- Genèvecanton
Dutch Genève, Genève
- Genèvecity
- Genèvecanton
Esperanto Ĝenevo, Ĝenevo
- Ĝenevocity
- Ĝenevocanton
Estonian Genf, Genfi
- Genfcity
- Genficanton
Finnish Geneve, Geneve
- Genevecity
- Genevecanton
French Genève, Genève
- Genèvecity
- Genèvecanton
German Genf, Genf
- Genfcity
- Genfcanton
Greek Γενεύη, Γενεύη
- Γενεύη (Genévi)city
- Γενεύη (Genévi)canton
Hebrew גֶ׳נֶבָה
- גֶ׳נֶבָה (jenéva)city
Hindi जेनेवा, जनीवा
- जेनेवा (jenevā)city
- जनीवा (janīvā)city
Hungarian Genf
- Genfcity
Icelandic Genf
- Genfcity
Indonesian Jenewa
- Jenewacity
Irish Ginéiv, Ginéiv
- Ginéivcity
- Ginéivcanton
Italian Ginevra, Ginevra
- Ginevracity
- Ginevracanton
Japanese ジュネーブ, ジュネーヴ
- ジュネーブ (Junēbu)city
- ジュネーヴ (Junēvu)city
- ジュネーブ (Junēbu)canton
- ジュネーヴ (Junēvu)canton
Korean 제네바
- 제네바 (Jeneba)city
Latin Genāva, Genāva
- Genāvacity
- Genāvacanton
Latvian Ženēva
- Ženēvacity
Lithuanian Ženeva
- Ženevacity
Malay Geneva
- Genevacity
Norwegian Genève
- Genèvecity
Persian ژنو
- ژنو (ženev)city
Polish Genewa, Genewa
- Genewacity
- Genewacanton
Portuguese Genebra, Genebra
- Genebracity
- Genebracanton
Punjabi ਜਨੇਵਾ
- ਜਨੇਵਾ (janevā)city
Romanian Geneva
- Genevacity
Russian Жене́ва, Жене́ва
- Жене́ва (Ženéva)city
- Жене́ва (Ženéva)canton
- канто́н Жене́ва (kantón Ženéva)canton
Slovak Ženeva, Ženeva
- Ženevacity
- Ženevacanton
Spanish Ginebra, Ginebra
- Ginebracity
- Ginebracanton
Swedish Genève
- Genèvecity
Tagalog Hinebra
- Hinebracity
Tamil ஜெனீவா
- ஜெனீவா (jeṉīvā)city
Thai เจนีวา
- เจนีวา (jee-nii-waa)city
Turkish Cenevre, Cenevre
- Cenevrecity
- Cenevrecanton
Ukrainian Жене́ва, Жене́ва
- Жене́ва (Ženéva)city
- Жене́ва (Ženéva)canton
Urdu جنیوا
- جنیوا (jinevā, janīvā)city
Vietnamese Genève, Giơ-ne-vơ
- Genèvecity
- Giơ-ne-vơcity
Welsh Genefa
- Genefacity
Yiddish זשענעווע, גענף
- זשענעווע (zheneve)city
- גענף (genf)city
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with geneva
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Cite this entry
geneva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva
“geneva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geneva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva.
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