Genoa definition

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A large jib used on a racing yacht.
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A city of northwest Italy on the Gulf of Genoa, an arm of the Ligurian Sea. An ancient settlement, Genoa flourished under the Romans and also enjoyed great prosperity during the Crusades. Today, it is Italy's chief port and a major commercial and industrial center.
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(naut.) A large jib used as on a racing yacht.
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(place) Seaport in NW Italy, at the head of the Gulf of Genoa.
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(place) N part of the Ligurian Sea, off NW Italy.
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(nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
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A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
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A placename.
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Noun

Singular:
genoa
Plural:
genoas

Origin of genoa

  • After Genoa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin Genua, as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians; probably from the Ligurian word for "knee", from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo- (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu, in this sense "angle," from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

    From Wiktionary

Genoa Sentence Examples

  • At the last moment he hesitated, but Crispi succeeded in persuading him to sail from Genoa on the 5th of May 1860 with two vessels carrying a volunteer corps of 1070 strong.

  • The olive oil produced is mainly mixed with that from Genoa or Provence, and placed on the market under the name of the latter.

  • In the continual struggles between Pisa and Genoa some of these princes took the side of the latter.

  • After this the Pisan supremacy of the island seems to have become more of a reality, but Arborea remained independent, and after the defeat of the Pisans by the Genoese at the naval battle of Meloria in 1284 they were obliged to surrender Sassari and Logudoro to Genoa.

  • A truce was concluded in 1317, but as the Sicilians helped the north Italian Ghibellines in the attack on Genoa, and Frederick seized some Church revenues for military purposes, the pope (John XXII.) excommunicated him and placed the island under an interdict (1321) which lasted until 1 335.

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