geneva
noun
ge·ne·va jə-ˈnē-və 
: a highly aromatic bitter gin originally made in the Netherlands
Word History
Etymology
modification of obsolete Dutch genever (now jenever), literally, juniper, from Middle Dutch, from Old French geneivre, ultimately from Latin juniperus
First Known Use
1705, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Geneva
geographical name
Ge·ne·va jə-ˈnē-və
variants or French Genève
zhə-ˈnev
or German Genf ˈgenf
1
canton of southwestern Switzerland area 109 square miles (282 square kilometers), population 469,000
2
city and capital of the canton of Geneva, at the southwestern tip of Lake Geneva on the Rhône River population 187,000
Genevese
ˌje-nə-ˈvēz
adjective or noun -ˈvēs