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| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a canton in SW Switzerland. 335,800; 109 sq. mi. (282 sq. km). |
| 3. | Lake of. Also called Lake Leman. a lake between SW Switzerland and France. 45 mi. (72 km) long; 225 sq. mi. (583 sq. km). |
| 4. | a city in central New York. 15,133. |
| 5. | a female given name. |
| Ge·ne·va (jə-nē'və) A city of southwest Switzerland located on Lake Geneva and bisected by the Rhone River. Originally an ancient Celtic settlement, it was a focal point of the Reformation after the arrival of John Calvin in 1536. Geneva was the headquarters of the League of Nations (1920-1946) and is still the site of many international organizations. Population: 179,000. |
| Geneva, Lake also Lake Le·man (lē'mən, lə-māɴ') A lake on the Swiss-French border between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. It is traversed east to west by the Rhone River. |
City in southwestern Switzerland, lying on the western end of Lake Geneva, where the Rhone River leaves the lake.
Note: Because of Switzerland's strict neutrality, Geneva provides an impartial meeting ground for representatives of other nations.
Note: The city housed the headquarters of the League of Nations in the Palace of Nations, which is now the European headquarters of the United Nations.
Note: The International Labor Organization, the International Red Cross, and the World Council of Churches are also based in Geneva.
Note: Under the leadership of John Calvin in the sixteenth century, Geneva was the center of Protestantism.
Note: The Geneva Accords were a group of four agreements made in 1954, ending seven and a half years of war in Indochina.
Note: The Geneva Conventions, signed first in 1864 and then in 1906, 1929, 1949, and 1977, provide rules for the humane treatment of prisoners and wounded persons during a war.