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GENOVA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Genova mean?
• GENOVA (noun)
The noun GENOVA has 1 sense:
1. a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
Familiarity information: GENOVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Genoa; Genova
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (members of "Genova"):
Genoese (a native or resident of Genoa)
Holonyms ("Genova" is a part of...):
Liguria (region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea)
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