Geneva, city, capital of Genève canton, in the far southwestern corner of Switzerland that juts into France.One of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities, Geneva has served as a model for republican government and owes its preeminence to the triumph of human, rather than geographic, factors. It developed its unique character from the 16th century, when, as the centre of the Calvinist Reformation ... More @Wikipedia
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