geneva, Holland gin, Hollands
(noun) gin made in the Netherlands
Geneva, Geneve, Genf
(noun) a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Geneva (countable and uncountable, plural Genevas)
Gin, especially jenever.
Geneva
A city in Switzerland.
A canton of Switzerland, having Geneva as its capital.
The largest lake in Switzerland.
A city, the county seat of Geneva County, Alabama, United States.
A city, the county seat of Kane County, Illinois, United States.
A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States.
A female given name from place names or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra.
(by ellipsis) The Geneva Convention.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ge*ne"va, n.
Definition: 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 ommited 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 In form it was a small quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's translation.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.
Ge*ne"va, n. Etym: [F. genièvre juniper, juniper berry, gin, OF. geneivre juniper, fr. L. juniperus the juniper tree: cf. D. jenever, fr. F. genièvre. See Juniper, and cf. Gin a liquor.]
Definition: A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavores with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
