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Genoa

See also: genoa

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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/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/, /d͡ʒɛnˈoʊ.ə/

Proper noun edit

Genoa

  1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
  2. The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.
  3. A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
    2. A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
    3. A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
    4. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
    5. A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
    6. An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
    7. A town in Cayuga County, New York.
    8. A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
    9. The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
    10. A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
    11. A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
    12. Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
  5. (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.

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Noun edit

Genoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)

  1. Genoa cake.

Translations edit

Genoa cake — see Genoa cake

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