Geneva
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- proper noun
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Ginebra
- But this is the view you get as you approach Geneva Airport, which is here, this is Mont Blanc on the horizon, this is Lake Geneva.
- Geneva, Switzerland
- CERN near Geneva
- Geneva Conventions
These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
- These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
- I opened, I brought to warring parties to Geneva.
- We've seen strong action by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
- Anyway, we went to this little Italian joint in Geneva.
- And I think the last week I spoke to in at the United Nations in Geneva and the North Korean diplomats were there too.
- He had transferred the money to secret accounts in London and Geneva and then escaped to Syria and then flew to London.
- These are reports on social economic conditions as part of many of the UN agreements that happened in Geneva.
- So we are here in Fernie, Voltaire, right outside of Geneva, Switzerland, because for the past two days we have been here at CERN visiting CERN.
- It was the other city in Switzerland, not Geneva.
Examples
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My wife's actually working abroad at the moment in Geneva, so...
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She often travels to Geneva for meetings with international organizations.
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So now all of Geneva is saying, oh, this, this guy is so amazing, so great.
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About his life, he was born in Geneva, so he is Swiss, whatever it means.
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Well, I'll just get the job flying the route from New York to Paris to Geneva.
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During the next year, urgent work kept him in Geneva for weeks, unable to get away.
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Grandfather used to take us around Geneva, game hunting.
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Tomorrow after the party, you'll fly to Geneva.
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These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
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After a lapse of fifteen months, the Geneva negotiations reopened in March.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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4.4
A city in western Switzerland by Lake Geneva where many international organizations, like the United Nations, have offices
Compounds
- Formal
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4.4
An international agreement that sets rules for treating wounded soldiers, prisoners of war and civilians during armed conflict
- Formal
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Agreements between countries that set rules for how to treat people in war, especially wounded soldiers, prisoners, and civilians
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A large lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that the Rhone River crosses
A plain black robe worn by Protestant church ministers for services and graduation ceremonies
Surface Forms
Etymology
Geneva likely comes from an old name Genava, which meant 'river mouth' or 'estuary' in an early local language. So the name is a simple picture of the city where the river meets the lake, which helps explain its location and importance.