A seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
(Noun)
Synonyms:
genova
Genoa Sentence Examples
Fleeming Jenkin was educated at first in Scotland, but in 1846 the family went to live abroad, owing to financial straits, and he studied at Genoa University, where he took a first-class degree in physical science.
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.