4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, n. [F. geni[`e]vre juniper, juniper berry,
gin, OF geneivre juniper, fr L. juniperus the juniper tree:
cf D. jenever fr F. geni[`e]vre. See {Juniper}, and cf
{Gin} a liquor.]
A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries;
-- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, n.
The chief city of Switzerland.
{Geneva Bible}, a translation of the Bible into English, made
and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560;
London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in
Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first
which recognized the division into verses, and the first
which omitted the Apocrypha. In form it was a small
quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's
translation. Called also {Genevan Bible}.
{Geneva convention} (Mil.), an agreement made by
representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva
and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane
regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded
and the status of those who minister to them in war.
Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and
this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and
the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention
in 1865.
{Geneva cross} (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground;
-- the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Geneva
n 1: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of
Lake Geneva; the Palace of Nations originally housed the
League of Nations and is now the European headquarters
for the United Nations [syn: {Geneva}, {Geneve}]
2: made in the Netherlands [syn: {Holland gin}, {Hollands}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Geneva, AL (city, FIPS 29464)
Location: 31.03664 N, 85.87678 W
Population (1990): 4681 (2093 housing units)
Area: 36.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36340
Geneva, FL
Zip code(s): 32732
Geneva, GA (town, FIPS 32412)
Location: 32.57960 N, 84.55220 W
Population (1990): 182 (77 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Geneva, IA (city, FIPS 30135)
Location: 42.67594 N, 93.12999 W
Population (1990): 169 (81 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50633
Geneva, ID
Zip code(s): 83238
Geneva, IL (city, FIPS 28872)
Location: 41.88233 N, 88.31449 W
Population (1990): 12617 (4802 housing units)
Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60134
Geneva, IN (town, FIPS 27216)
Location: 40.59719 N, 84.95713 W
Population (1990): 1280 (559 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46740
Geneva, MN (city, FIPS 23354)
Location: 43.82392 N, 93.26827 W
Population (1990): 444 (178 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56035
Geneva, NE (city, FIPS 18405)
Location: 40.52763 N, 97.60155 W
Population (1990): 2310 (1049 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68361
Geneva, NY (city, FIPS 28640)
Location: 42.86529 N, 76.98347 W
Population (1990): 14143 (5654 housing units)
Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14456
Geneva, OH (city, FIPS 29610)
Location: 41.79981 N, 80.94847 W
Population (1990): 6597 (2487 housing units)
Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44041
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