geneva
/d͡ʒəˈniːvə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
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The capital city of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
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A canton of Switzerland.
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The largest lake in Switzerland: see Lake Geneva.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
Etymology
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic *genwā from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
Origin
- Source language: Latin