geneva

G2E1N1E1V4A1
/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/

noun

Gin, especially jenever.

Similar
canton of GenevaHolland ginHollands
CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

geneva1

noungeneva (countable and uncountable, plural genevas)

plural genevas · alternative Geneva

  1. countableuncountableGin, especially jenever.

Geneva2

proper noun
    1. metonymicallyThe Swiss government.
  1. The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. Former name of Planada, California.
    2. A town in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
    3. A city and town in Ontario County, New York, an area of water in the city is in Seneca County.
    4. A ghost town in Jefferson County, Oregon, named after the founder's wife.
    5. A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin; see also Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a city nearby.
  3. A locality in the Kyogle council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A female given name transferred from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
  5. by ellipsisThe Geneva Convention.

Geneva3

nounGeneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)

plural Genevas

  1. 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.

Similar
canton of Geneva

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noungin made in the Netherlands

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Holland ginHollands
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Origin

geneva · noun

  1. Dutchgenever
  2. Englishgeneva

An alteration of Dutch genever under the influence of the geonym Geneva.

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Geneva · proper noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénw-eh₂“knee”
  2. Proto-Celtic*genwā
  3. 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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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

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Cite this entry
APA

geneva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva

MLA

“geneva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geneva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geneva.

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