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Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Words nearby FAO

fanwise, fan worm, fanwort, FANY, fanzine, FAO, fap, FAQ, faqih, faqir, faquir

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How to use FAO in a sentence

Seth, Joe, and [Anthony] Mackie reenacting the scene from BIG on the floor piano at FAO Schwartz with KANYE WEST.
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In 2000, FAO Schwartz made a custom version called One-of-a-Kind Monopoly, complete with a attaché case made of Napolino leather.
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Burns, ma-la-fûb-chong′, are covered over with a piece of bark from a tree called ta-kum′-fao.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks
I wrote to Papa from just outside the bar, which is a mud-bank across the head of the Gulf, about seventeen miles outside Fao.
Letters from Mesopotamia|Robert Palmer

Fao's single garment was of a thin, closely-knitted fabric, elastic and sleek.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
Some of the women, like Belle and Fao, were content with one solid but unnatural shade.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
Belle whistled sharply to call Fao's attention, then tight-beamed a thought.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for FAO

FAO

abbreviation for

Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)

for the attention of

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