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1. n. The chief city of Switzerland.
2. n. A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
3. n. gin made in the Netherlands
4. The chief city of Switzerland. Geneva Bible, a translation of the Bible into English, made and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first which recognized the division into verses, and the first which ommited the Apocrypha. In form it was a small quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's translation. Called also Genevan Bible. -- Geneva convention (Mil.), an agreement made by representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded and the status of those who minister to them in war. Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention in 1865. -- Geneva cross (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground; -- the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention. A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavores with juniper berries; -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.
5. The chief city of Switzerland. Geneva Bible, a translation ofthe Bible into English, made and published by English refugees inGeneva (Geneva, 1560; London, 1576). It was the first English Bibleprinted in Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the firstwhich recognized the division into verses, and the first whichommited the Apocrypha. In form it was a small quarto, and soonsuperseded the large folio of Cranmer's translation. Called alsoGenevan Bible.-- Geneva convention (Mil.), an agreement made by representatives ofthe great continental powers at Geneva and signed in 1864,establishing new and more humane regulation regarding the treatmentof the sick and wounded and the status of those who minister to themin war. Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and thiscondition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and the ambulancecorps. Great Britain signed the convention in 1865.-- Geneva cross (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground; -- theflag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention.
6. n. a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations n. gin made in the Netherlands