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geneva Definition

ge·neva (jə nē′və)

noun

Hollands

Etymology: Du genever < OFr genevre, juniper berry < L juniperus, juniper

Geneva Definition

Ge·neva (jə nē′və)

  1. city in SW Switzerland, on Lake Geneva: pop. 174,000

  2. canton of SW Switzerland, largely the city of Geneva & its suburbs: 109 sq mi (282 sq km); pop. 391,000

  3. lake in SW Switzerland, on the French border: 224 sq mi (580 sq km)

geneva Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • lake: Or printed on paper from the center proposed locating some lake geneva on.
Geneva Quotes

In brief, where the Scripture is silent, the church is my text; where that speaks,'tis but my comment; where there is a joint silence of both, I borrow not the rules of my religionfrom Rome or Geneva, butthe dictates of my own reason.

—Browne, SirThomas