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Webster 1913 Edition
Geneva
Ge-ne′va
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rop.
Noun.
The chief city of Switzerland.
Geneva Bible
, a translation of the Bible into English, made and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first which recognized the division into verses, and the first which omitted the Apocrypha. In form it was a small quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer’s translation. Called also
– Genevan Bible
. Geneva convention
(Mil.)
, an agreement made by representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded and the status of those who minister to them in war. Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention in 1865.
– Geneva cross
(Mil.)
, a red Greek cross on a white ground; – the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention.
Webster 1828 Edition
Geneva
GENE'VA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Geneva
Geneva
English
Noun
Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)
Proper noun
Geneva
- A city in Switzerland.
- A canton of Switzerland, having Geneva as its capital.
- Largest lake in Switzerland.
- A female given name, from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
- (by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
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