geneva Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ge*ne"va noun
Definitions
  1. The chief city of Switzerland.
Ge*ne"va noun
Etymology
F. genièvre juniper, juniper berry, gin, OF. geneivre juniper, fr. L. juniperus the juniper tree: cf. D. jenever, fr. F. genièvre. See Juniper, and cf. Gin a liquor.
Definitions
  1. A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavores with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.

Webster 1913