Definition of genoa Genoa

/ʤɛˈnowʌ/ - [jenowu] - gen•o•a

We found 6 definitions of genoa from 5 different sources.

What does genoa mean?

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genoa - a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
		Genova
		liguria region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea

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genoa (Noun)
A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

genoa
A city and the capital of the province of Genoa, and also the capital of Liguria.
genoa
A province in the Liguria region of Italy

genoa
A fortified maritime city in Northwestern Italy, once a celebrated republic, now the capital of a province of Northwestern Italy. From the 11th to the 18th century Genoa was the capital of a flourishing republic; it was bombarded by the French in 1684, and submitted to the Austrians in 1746; but, in consequence of a citizen having been abused by an Austrian officer, the inhabitants rose and massacred most of the soldiery, and drove away the remainder. The republic in 1798 assumed the French form of government, with the title of Ligurian republic, and in 1805 it was annexed to the French empire. In 1815 it was ceded to the king of Sardinia, and in 1859 the French troops landed here on their route to oppose the Austrian army, which had invaded Sardinia.

Genoa (Genova in Italian and "Zena" in Ligurian dialect) is a city and capital of the Liguria region in Italy.

The population of Genoa in 2006 was 620,316.

It is the most important seaport in Italy.