Gĕnŭa, ae, f.,
a celebrated seaport town of Liguria , a famous market for timber , now Genoa , Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 48; Liv. 28, 46; 30, 1 al.; its inhabitants are called ‡ Gĕnŭātes and ‡ Gĕnŭenses , Inscr. Orell. 3121 (of the year A. U. C. 637, B. C. 117); v. also Genava.