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# geneva

noun (Geneva — a name)

«geneva» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Geneva is a city in Switzerland on Lake Geneva, where many world organisations such as parts of the United Nations and the Red Cross have their headquarters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#m1)
2. The Geneva Conventions: international rules about treating people fairly in war, such as prisoners, the wounded and civilians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#m2)
3. (a name) Geneva is also a girl's name and the name of towns in the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#m3)
4. Geneva can also mean the large lake beside the city of Geneva. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, Geneva is a French-speaking Swiss city with a famous fountain. In citizenship and news lessons, the Geneva Conventions protect people in wars. Phrases: Lake Geneva, the Geneva Conventions.

### Examples

- Geneva is a city in Switzerland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x1)
- The Red Cross was founded in Geneva. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x2)
- Lake Geneva is big and blue, with mountains around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x3)
- The Geneva Conventions say prisoners of war must be treated fairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x4)
- Many world leaders meet in Geneva for talks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x5)
- People in Geneva mostly speak French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x6)
- A steam-boat started from the town of Villeneuve, at one end of the lake of Geneva, and arrived at Bernex, a little town beyond Montreux, in about half an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/#x7)

### Note

Always capital G. In French it is Genève. Geneva is not the capital of Switzerland; that is Bern.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «geneva» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/geneva/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«geneva» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/geneva.html) on Mova free.