/ Dictionary / Index G geneva: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ge•ne•va Pronunciation: ( ju-nē'vu), [key] — n. Hollands. Ge•ne•va Pronunciation: ( ju-nē'vu), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of the canton of Geneva, in SW Switzerland, on the Lake of Geneva: seat of the League of Nations 1920–46. 155,800. a canton in SW Switzerland. 335,800; 109 sq. mi. (282 sq. km). Also calleda lake between SW Switzerland and France. 45 mi. (72 km) long; 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km). a city in central New York. 15,133. a female given name. French, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: geneva (Thesaurus) gene transfer Geneva bands Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language