/ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/, /dʒɛnˈəʊ.ə/, /ˈd͡ʒɛn.oʊ.ə/
OriginFrom 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.
- A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
- A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
- historicalA former province of Liguria.
- A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.
- A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.
- A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.
- A town in Cayuga County, New York.
- A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.
- The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.
- A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.
- A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.
- Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.
- historicala 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.
- countable, uncountableGenoa cake.
- A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
“The more the backstay is tightened, the less the headstay will sag off to leeward, forming a rigid and more efficient arc along the luff of the genoa while beating to weather.”
FormsGenoas(plural) · genoas(plural)