No. 884 in French
genève
Geneva (a city in Switzerland).
In a sentence
Genève est une ville en Suisse.
Geneva is a city in Switzerland.
In this sentence, 'Genève' is used as a proper noun, referring to the specific city in Switzerland.
Je vais à Genève la semaine prochaine.
I am going to Geneva next week.
Here, 'Genève' is also a proper noun, but it is used in conjunction with the preposition 'à' indicating direction or destination.
Les parfums de Genève sont mondialement connus.
The perfumes from Geneva are world-renowned.
This usage of 'Genève' remains as a proper noun, specifying origin or source of the perfumes.
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