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☆ genoa (jen′ə wə)

noun

Naut. a large jib used as on a racing yacht
also genoa jib

Etymology: after Genoa

Genoa definition

Genoa (jen′ə wə)

  1. seaport in NW Italy, at the head of the Gulf of Genoa: pop. 679,000: It. name Genova
  2. N part of the Ligurian Sea, off NW Italy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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