Geneva
pronunciation
How to pronounce Geneva in British English:
UK [dʒə'ni:və]
How to pronounce Geneva in American English:
US [dʒə'nivə]
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- Noun:
- made in the Netherlands
Word Origin
- Geneva
- city in Switzerland, from Latin Genava, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "estuary" or one meaning "bend;" in either case a reference to its situation. From 1920 sometimes in reference to the city as the site of the headquarters of the League of Nations. The original Geneva Convention among Great Britain and the major continental powers to introduce humanitarian conduct in modern warfare (neutrality of hospitals, etc.) dates from 1864; the most recent update was in 1949. The Geneva Protocol is a League of Nations document meant to settle international disputes; it dates from 1924. Earlier the city was associated with Calvinism. Related: Genevan (1841); Genevian (1570s); Genevese (1826); Genevois (1550s).
- geneva (n.)
- 1706, alteration (by influence of the Swiss city name) of Dutch genevre, French genière (see gin (n.1)).
Example
- 1. The anglo-swiss club in geneva will close soon .
- 2. Two months later , I reached geneva .
- 3. We arrived in geneva soon after my letter had reached elizabeth .
- 4. No wonder boffins have their eye on the news from geneva .
- 5. Rolls-royce has unveiled an electric phantom at the geneva motor show .