goa

¹

[ goh-uh ]

noun

1. a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.

Goa

²

[ goh-uh ]

noun

1. state of W India, on the Arabian Sea. A former Portuguese colony, it was later (1961–87) part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu. 1,426 sq. mi. (3,693 sq. km). : Panaji (Panjim).

goa

¹

/ ˈɡəʊə /

noun

1. a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, inhabiting the plains of the Tibetan plateau, having a brownish-grey coat and backward-curving horns

Goa

²

/ ˈɡəʊə /

noun

1. a state on the W coast of India: a Portuguese overseas territory from 1510 until annexed by India in 1961. Capital: Panjim (or Panaji). Pop: 1 343 998 (2001). Area: 3702 sq km (1430 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of goa¹

1840–50; < Tibetan gowa (spelling dgo ba )

Word History and Origins

Origin of goa¹

C19: from Tibetan dgoba

Example Sentences

In 2011, Goa's former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for slapping an official.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe they are the sort who will escape to Goa and fall into drug addiction when their military service is over?

From The Daily Beast

On the way I shot two goa—Tibetan gazelle—with good heads, and horns over 14 inches long.

From Project Gutenberg

The valley opens out on to a plain where kiangs, Goa and Pantholops antelopes are plentiful.

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The small island of Ticuari, in which the city of Goa stands, is situated in lat.

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While these disasters attended Soarez, the city of Goa, where Monroy commanded, was threatened with destruction.

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Albuquerque anchored for the second time before the bar of Goa on the 22d of November 1510.

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