geneva

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

An alteration of Dutch genever under the influence of the geonym Geneva.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Geneve, Genf

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