A seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
(Noun)
Synonyms:
genova
Genoa Sentence Examples
At the last moment he hesitated, but Crispi succeeded in persuading him to sail from Genoa on the 5th of May 1860 with two vessels carrying a volunteer corps of 1070 strong.
The olive oil produced is mainly mixed with that from Genoa or Provence, and placed on the market under the name of the latter.
In the continual struggles between Pisa and Genoa some of these princes took the side of the latter.
After this the Pisan supremacy of the island seems to have become more of a reality, but Arborea remained independent, and after the defeat of the Pisans by the Genoese at the naval battle of Meloria in 1284 they were obliged to surrender Sassari and Logudoro to Genoa.
A truce was concluded in 1317, but as the Sicilians helped the north Italian Ghibellines in the attack on Genoa, and Frederick seized some Church revenues for military purposes, the pope (John XXII.) excommunicated him and placed the island under an interdict (1321) which lasted until 1 335.