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GENEVA

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• GENEVA (noun)
The noun GENEVA has 2 senses:

1. a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
2. gin made in the Netherlands

Familiarity information: GENEVA used as a noun is rare.

• GENEVA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Geneva; Geneve; Genf

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (members of "Geneva"):

Genevan (a native or resident of Geneva)

Holonyms ("Geneva" is a part of...):

Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera; Swiss Confederation; Switzerland (a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Gin made in the Netherlands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Holland gin; Hollands; geneva

Hypernyms ("geneva" is a kind of...):

gin (strong liquor flavored with juniper berries)

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(English proverb)
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(Native American proverb, Nez Perce)
"Shall the sheep go astray, they will be led by the ill goat."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
(Corsican proverb)

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