GENEVA


Meaning of GENEVA in English

n.

Pronunciation: j ə - ' n ē -v ə

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of obsolete Dutch genever (now jenever ), literally, juniper, from Middle Dutch, from Old French geneivre, ultimately from Latin juniperus

Date: 1705

: a highly aromatic bitter gin orig. made in the Netherlands

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