geneva

English - Turkish

Definition of geneva in English Turkish dictionary

{i} Cenevre

Cenevre'den gelen tren istasyona gelecek. - The train from Geneva will arrive at the station.

Cenevre Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi'nin iyi bir okuma salonu vardır. - The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.

(Nükleer Bilimler) (Switzerland) USÖ, Uluslararası Standartlaştırma Örgütü

(isim) Cenevre

ardıç rakıs

geneva convention

cenevre anlaşması

geneva convention

Cenevre Sözleşmesi

Geneva Convention

cenevre antlaşması

geneva convention

(Askeri) CENEVRE SÖZLEŞMESİ: Avrupa milletlerin 1949 da, aralarında akdettikleri ve sonradan üzerinde değişiklikler yaptıkları, harp esirlerine uygulanacak işlemlere ait kuralları tespit eden anlaşma

Fourth Geneva Convention

Dördüncü Cenevre Sözleşmesi

English - English

Definition of geneva in English English dictionary: A female given name, from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra; The Geneva Convention; A city in Switzerland; Largest lake in Switzerland; A canton of Switzerland, having Geneva as its capital; {n} a spirit distilled from grain, sometimes flavored with juniper berries or oil of turpentine; from the place name or confused with Genevieve or Ginevra; {i} city in southwest Switzerland; a city in Switzerland which is the main base for the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, and several other important international organizations. It is on the shore of Lake Geneva, one of the largest lakes in Europe. French Genève German Genf Italian Ginevra City (pop., 2001 est.: urban agglom., 464,000), capital of Geneva canton, southwestern Switzerland. At the tip of Lake Geneva on the Rhône River, it was by the 6th century BC a centre of the Celtic Allobroges and was later conquered by the Romans. In the 16th century John Calvin transformed Geneva into a theocratic state and the intellectual centre of Protestant Europe. In the 18th century, as the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the sanctuary of Voltaire, it attracted the elite of the Enlightenment. It joined the Swiss Confederation in 1814. It was the site of the Geneva Convention in 1864, and the League of Nations was founded there in 1919. An international hub of commerce and finance, it is the headquarters of the International Red Cross (1864) and the European branch of the United Nations. Geneva Conventions Geneva Summit Geneva Lake Geneva University of Geneva Protocol; made in the Netherlands a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations; The chief city of Switzerland; a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations; made in the Netherlands; A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries; made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands
Geneva Convention: An international treaty which defines the required treatment for prisoners of war by their captors
Geneva mechanism: A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps
Geneva mechanisms: plural form of Geneva mechanism
Geneva wheel: A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion
Geneva wheels: plural form of Geneva wheel
Geneva Convention: One of a series of agreements first formulated at an international convention held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1864, establishing rules for the treatment of prisoners of war, the sick, and the wounded. a set of agreements that establish rules for how people should be treated during wars, especially if they are wounded or taken prisoner. The Geneva Convention was first written in Geneva, Switzerland, in the 19th century and was accepted by most countries. It has been changed several times at later international meetings
Geneva Convention: agreements that were signed in Geneva which set rules on how to deal with victims of war
Geneva Conventions: Series of four international agreements (1864, 1906, 1929, 1949) signed in Geneva, Switz. , that established the humanitarian principles by which the signatory countries are to treat an enemy's military and civilian nationals in wartime. The first convention was initiated by Jean-Henri Dunant; it established that medical facilities were not to be war targets, that hospitals should treat all wounded impartially, that civilians aiding the wounded should be protected, and that the Red Cross symbol should serve to identify those covered by the agreement. The second convention amended and extended the first. The third stated that prisoners of war should be treated humanely and that prison camps should be open to inspection by neutral countries. The 1949 conventions made further provisions for civilians falling into a belligerent's hands. Guerrilla combatants were extended protection in two 1977 amendments, which the U.S. did not sign. Violations of the Geneva Conventions were among the crimes included in the jurisdictions of the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia (1993) and Rwanda (1994) and the International Criminal Court (2002). See also Hague Conventions; war crime
Geneva Protocol: officially Protocol for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes (1924) League of Nations draft treaty to ensure collective security in Europe. Submitted by Edvard Bene, the protocol proposed sanctions against an aggressor nation and provided a mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes. States would agree to submit all disputes to the Permanent Court of International Justice, and any state refusing arbitration was to be deemed the aggressor. The French enthusiastically supported the protocol, but it failed after it was rejected by the British
Geneva Summit: (1955) Meeting in Geneva of the leaders of the U.S., France, Britain, and the Soviet Union that sought to end the Cold War. Such issues as disarmament, unification of Germany, and increased economic ties were discussed. Though no agreements were reached, the conference was considered an important first step toward easing Cold War tension
Geneva bands: Two strips of white cloth that hang from the front of the collar of some clerical and academic robes
Geneva cross: A red Greek or St. George's cross on a white ground, used as a symbol by the Red Cross and as a sign of neutrality
Geneva gown: A loose black academic or clerical gown with wide sleeves
geneva convention: an agreement concerning the treatment of prisoners of war
geneva gown: black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen
Genevese: {i} inhabitants of Geneva (in a collective manner); people of Geneva (Switzerland)
Genevese: {s} of or pertaining to Geneva (Switzerland)
Genevese: {i} Genevan, native or resident of Geneva (Switzerland)
Lake Geneva: French Lac Léman German Genfersee Lake, on the border of southwestern Switzerland and southeastern France. About 134 sq mi (347 sq km) of the lake's area is Swiss and 90 sq mi (234 sq km) French. Lying at an elevation of 1,220 ft (372 m), it is 45 mi (72 km) long with an average width of 5 mi (8 km). It is formed by the Rhône River, which enters at the eastern end and leaves at the western end through the city of Geneva. The water level is subject to fluctuations known as seiches, in which the lake's water mass rhythmically swings from shore to shore
Lake of Geneva: Lake Leman, lake in southwest Switzerland near the French border
University of Geneva: Institution of higher learning in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded by John Calvin and Théodor de Bèze (1519-1605) in 1559 as Schola Genevensis (later called the Academy), a theological seminary. The natural sciences, law, and philosophy were later added to the curriculum, and in the 19th century a medical faculty was established. In the 1930s the Institut Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a private school of education founded in 1912, became part of the university. Many foreign students are attracted by its strong reputation in international studies, botany, and education
geneve: a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
genevese: A native or inhabitant of Geneva; collectively, the inhabitants of Geneva; people of Geneva
genevese: Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland; Genevan
lake geneva: a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone

geneva

Hyphenation

Ge·ne·va

Turkish pronunciation

cınivı

Pronunciation

/ʤəˈnēvə/ /ʤəˈniːvə/

Etymology

[ j&-'nE-v& ] (noun.) 1706. modification of obsolete Dutch genever , literally, juniper, from Middle Dutch, from Old French geneivre, ultimately from Latin juniperus.