Genoa
See also: genoa
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/, /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/, /d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/
Proper noun
editGenoa
- A province of Liguria, Italy.
- The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.
- A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
- A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
- A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
- A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
- The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
- A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
- Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
- (historical) a maritime republic in northwestern Italy that existed from the 11th century until its disestablishment in 1797 when Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic, a client state; Genoa briefly regained independence in 1814 before becoming quickly annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.
Usage notes
editThe pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.
Translations
editprovince
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Italian city
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placename
Noun
editGenoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)
Translations
editGenoa cake — see Genoa cake
Further reading
edit- Genoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Genoa (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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