# Genoa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #22,981

## Definitions
1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.
2. A metropolitan city of Liguria, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Genoa.
3. A former province of Liguria.
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17. a maritime republic in northwestern Italy that existed from the 11th century until its disestablishment in 1797 when Napoleon formed the Ligurian Republic, a client state; Genoa briefly regained independence in 1814 before becoming quickly annexed by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815.

## Etymology
From Latin Genua (influenced by Italian Genova), as the city was known by the ancient Ligurians. Probably from the Ancient Ligurian word for “knee”, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénw-eh₂ (“knee”), a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu; in this sense “angle”, from its geographical position, thus akin to Geneva.

## Easily confused with
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-goa)
- **gina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gina)
- **gent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gent)
- **gino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gino)
- **gens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gens)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gonna)
- **genre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-genre)
- **genus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-genus)
- **gents** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gents)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gunna)
- **Gerda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-gerda)
- **genome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-genome)
- **Glenda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genoa-vs-glenda)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gene-vs-genoa)
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genes-vs-genoa)
- **genie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/genie-vs-genoa)
- **gemma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gemma-vs-genoa)
- **ganga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganga-vs-genoa)
- **ganja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganja-vs-genoa)
- **Geneva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geneva-vs-genoa)

## Common misspellings (6)
`egnoa`, `genao`, `gennoa`, `geona`, `ggenoa`, `gneoa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/genoa