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Genoa

Genoa

See also: genoa

English

Proper noun

Genoa

  1. A province of Liguria, Italy.
  2. A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
  3. A placename.

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The pronunciations with the stress on the second syllable are considered nonstandard.

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genoa

genoa

See also: Genoa

English

Noun

genoa (plural genoas)

  1. (nautical) A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.
  2. Genoa cake

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

genoa m (definite singular genoaen, indefinite plural genoaer, definite plural genoaene)

  1. (nautical, sailing) a genoa (type of foresail)

Usage notes

Seemingly also spelt genua, as in Danish.


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

genoa m (definite singular genoaen) (uncertain of plural forms, possibly same as Bokmål)

  1. (nautical, sailing) a genoa (type of foresail)