First Known Use: 1705
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geneva
noun ge·ne·va \jə-ˈnē-və\
Definition of GENEVA
: a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
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Origin of GENEVA
modification of obsolete Dutch genever (now jenever), literally, juniper, from Middle Dutch, from Old French geneivre, ultimately from Latin juniperus
Geneva
geographical name Ge·ne·va \jə-ˈnē-və\
Definition of GENEVA
1
canton SW Switzerland area 109 square miles (282 square kilometers), pop 414,300
2
city, its ∗, at SW tip of Lake Geneva on the Rhône pop 175,998
— Gen·e·vese \ˌje-nə-ˈvēz, -ˈvēs\ adjective or noun
Variants of GENEVA
Ge·ne·va or French Ge·nève \zhə-ˈnev\ or G Genf \ˈgenf\
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