geneva
n. uncountablen. a major city in Switzerland known for being a center of international politics and peace talks.
n. a global city in southwestern Switzerland, serving as a major hub for international diplomacy and finance. It hosts the headquarters of numerous international organisations, including the United Nations and the Red Cross.
The international peace conference took place in Geneva.
Many global organisations choose Geneva as their base because of the city's long history of political neutrality.
The diplomatic mission arrived in Geneva to negotiate the terms of the new environmental treaty, joining representatives from over fifty other nations.
Mentioned in Latin texts as Genava. Probably via a Proto-Celtic genwā from Proto-Indo-European ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a derivative of *ǵónu in the sense of a bending river or estuary, possibly akin to Genoa.
As a proper noun, it is used without an article unless referring to a specific historical agreement like 'the Geneva Convention'.