Meaning of Geneva | Babel Free
d͡ʒəˈniːvəDefinitions
- The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
- Gin, especially jenever.
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Alternative letter-case form of geneva (gin, jenever) alt-of, countable, uncountable
- A canton of Switzerland.
- 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 census-designated place in Seminole County, Florida.
- A town in Talbot County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
- 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 census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington.
- 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.
- The Geneva Convention.
Equivalents
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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