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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gin \Gin\ (j[i^]n), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
     A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
     flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
     Holland gin, because originally, and still very
     extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
     flavored with turpentine.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gin \Gin\, n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.]
     A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
     flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and
     Holland gin, because originally, and still very
     extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually
     flavored with turpentine.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Holland gin
       n : made in the Netherlands [syn: geneva, Hollands]

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