Genoa

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Etymology

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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.

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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.

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

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Noun

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Genoa (countable and uncountable, plural Genoas)

  1. Genoa cake.

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