genève

This is the 884th most frequent French word.


genève

Geneva (a city in Switzerland).


In this sentence, 'Genève' is used as a proper noun, referring to the specific city in Switzerland.

Genève est une ville en Suisse.

Geneva is a city in Switzerland.


Here, 'Genève' is also a proper noun, but it is used in conjunction with the preposition 'à' indicating direction or destination.

Je vais à Genève la semaine prochaine.

I am going to Geneva next week.


This usage of 'Genève' remains as a proper noun, specifying origin or source of the perfumes.

Les parfums de Genève sont mondialement connus.

The perfumes from Geneva are world-renowned.