Genoa
See also: genoa
English
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Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Genoa
- 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
[edit]The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.
Translations
[edit]province
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Italian city
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placename
Noun
[edit]Genoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)
Translations
[edit]Genoa cake — see Genoa cake
Further reading
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Genoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Genoa (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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