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Definition: Genoa from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Genova) Seaport on the Gulf of Genoa, NW Italy; capital of Liguria region. It has a university (1471) and an Academy of Fine Arts (1751). Industries: oil refining, motor vehicles, textiles, chemicals, paper. Pop. (2000) 803,000.

Genoa

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(jĕn'ōwӘ), Ital. Genova , city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Beautifully situated on the Italian Riviera , it is the chief seaport of Italy and rivals Marseilles, France, as the leading Mediterranean port. It is an outlet for the Po Valley and for central Europe and handles extensive passenger and freight traffic. Genoa's harbor facilities, badly damaged in World War II and by storms in 1954–55, have been rebuilt and greatly modernized. The city is also a commercial and industrial center. Such manufactures as iron and steel, chemicals, petroleum, airplanes, ships, locomotives, motor vehicles, and textiles long led the economy, but the service sector is increasingly important while industry has slowly and steadily declined. Among Genoa's notable buildings are the Cathedral of San Lorenzo (rebuilt in 1100 and frequently restored), the palace of the doges, the richly decorated churches of the Annunciation and of St. Ambrose…
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A major port city located on Italy's Ligurian coast. Genoa's fine natural harbor attracted native Ligurian people and seafaring ancient merchants since at least the fifth century B.C.E. Trade-minded Etruscans also settled there, and Rome had strong contacts with the city by the outbreak of the…
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The city of Genoa (Genova), in Liguria in northern Italy, was an important Roman port that was founded in the fourth century BCE . It is believed to have gained its name from the Latin word ianua , meaning door, as it served as an entry point for many goods being shipped to nearby places. During the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(jĕn'ōwӘ), Ital. Genova , city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. Beautifully situated on the Italian Riviera , it is the chief seaport of Italy and rivals Marseilles, France, as the leading Mediterranean port. It is an outlet for the Po Valley…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 603,560) and seaport, northwestern Italy. Capital of Liguria region, it is the centre of the Italian Riviera . Flourishing under the Romans, it went on to become a chief Mediterranean commercial city (12th–13th centuries), rivaled only by Venice . Its fortunes declined in…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Historic city in northwest Italy, capital of Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, 400 km/249 mi northwest of Rome; population (2001 est) 603,600. It is Italy's largest port, with a major container port facility at Voltri, 10 km/6 mi to the west. An outlet for the Po Valley and for central Europe, the port…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Seaport, ✽ of Genova prov. and ✽ of Liguria, NW Italy, at head of Gulf of Genoa at foot of Apennines 71 mi. (114 km.) SSW of Milan; pop. (2001c) 604,732; archiepiscopal see; one of most important Italian seaports; exports chiefly wine, olive oil, silk, paper; manufactures include iron and steel, …
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1922, at Genoa, Italy. Representatives of 34 nations convened on Apr. 10 to attempt the reconstruction of European finance and commerce. It was the first conference after World War I in which Germany and the Soviet Union were accepted on a par with other nations. The USSR, despite its repudiation of…
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(1922) Post–World War I meeting at Genoa, Italy, to discuss the economic reconstruction of Central and Eastern Europe and to improve relations between Soviet Russia and Western Europe. Representatives of 30 European countries sought ways to enlist foreign capital for the “restoration of Russia.” …
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