Definition of "Genoa"

A province of Liguria, Italy.  examples

The capital city of Liguria, Italy, and also of the province of Genoa.  examples

A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Miller County, Arkansas.  examples

2. A small statutory town in Lincoln County, Colorado.  examples

3. A city in DeKalb County, Illinois.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.  examples

5. A small city in Nance County, Nebraska.  examples

6. An unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada.  examples

7. A town in Cayuga County, New York.  examples

8. A village in Ottawa County, Ohio.  examples

9. The former name of Perry Heights, an unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio.  examples

10. A neighbourhood of the city of Houston, Texas.  examples

11. A town and village therein, in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Former name of village: Bad Axe.  examples

12. Four townships, in Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Genoa Township.  examples

(historical) 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.

Genoa cake.  examples