Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Genève

American  
[zhuh-nev] / ʒəˈnɛv /

noun

  1. French name of Geneva.


Genève British  
/ ʒənɛv /

noun

  1. the French name for Geneva

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

At the time, the Comédie de Genève cited differences in “work philosophy” and “values” between its team and Lupa, 80, a longtime luminary of European theater.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on Christmas Day 1981, Yoncheva attended William Christie’s “Jardin des Voix” in 2007 and moved to Switzerland to enroll at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

This co-production of Dutch National Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève and Valencia’s Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia tries to fuse two wildly different worlds together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021

The historical worldliness of the city also explains the richness and variety of the collections at the recently expanded and renovated Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève, locally known as the MEG.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2015

Such are the facts of this case taken from the official report, and from an extract published by M. de Morsier in the Signal de Genève.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com