Genoa

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.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/, /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/

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

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 Eastern Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
4. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas, United States.
5. A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.
6. A city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.
8. A small city in Nance County, Nebraska, United States.
9. An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.
10. A town in Cayuga County, New York, United States.
11. A village in Ottawa County, Ohio, United States.
12. The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, United States.
13. A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
14. (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.

The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.

Genoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)

1. Genoa cake.

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