Definition of Lake Geneva

1. Noun. A lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone.

Exact synonyms: Lake Leman
Group relationships: France, French Republic, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Swiss Confederation, Switzerland
Generic synonyms: Lake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lake Geneva

Lak'ota
Lake Aral
Lake Balaton
Lake Biwa
Lake Cayuga
Lake Chad
Lake Champlain
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Lake Chelan
Lake Clark National Park
Lake Constance
Lake District
Lake Erie
Lake Eyre
Lake Geneva (current term)
Lake Huron
Lake Huron-Michigan
Lake Ilmen
Lake Kivu
Lake Ladoga
Lake Leman
Lake Malar
Lake Mead
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan-Huron
Lake Miwok
Lake Mälaren
Lake Okeechobee

Literary usage of Lake Geneva

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The beauties of Lake Geneva have been celebrated for centuries, and annually attract ... The principal places on Lake Geneva are: Geneva, Coppet, Nyon. ..."

2. The Inland Lakes of Wisconsin by Chancey Juday (1914)
"Lake Geneva. Geology.—A small portion of the western end of lake Geneva and the neighboring shore are underlain by Hudson River shales; but the remainder of ..."

3. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1908)
"Lake Geneva: Its Scenery and Its Literary and Historical Memories. LONG before the rest of Switzerland had become known to the outside world as a place of ..."

4. Men and Times of the Revolution: Or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson, Includng by Elkanah Watson, Winslow Cossoul Watson (1856)
"... Lake—Medical Practice —Pioneers—Healthiness of Savage Life—Seneca Falls—Canals—Prospects—Country—Seneca Lake—Geneva—Appletown—Indian Orchard—Gen. ..."

5. Travels Through Part of the United States and Canada in 1818 and 1819 by John Morison Duncan (1823)
"SENECA Lake Geneva. nel, drove dauntlessly forward, the horses dashed into the water, and very soon our bones bore testimony to the correctness of his ..."

6. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Lausanne, on Lake Geneva, 215. While the Steamer Waits, 216. Castle and Cathedral, Lausanne, 216. On the Shore, 217. Castle of Chillon, «8. ..."

7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Lausanne, on Lake Geneva, 215. While the Steamer Waits, 216. Castle and Cathedral, Lausanne, 216. On the Shore, 217. Castle of Chillon, 218. ..."

8. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"Rousseau's Island, 2:0. Geneva—Rue de Mont Bl.inc, 211, Dogs at Work — Geneva, 212. Lake Geneva, 212. Castle of Chillón, 213. Lausanne, on Lake Geneva, 215. ..."

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