Fo
[ foh; for 2 also Italian faw ]
/ foʊ; for 2 also Italian fɔ /
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noun
Chinese. Buddha (def. 1).
Da·rio [dah-ryaw], /ˈdɑ ryɔ/, 1926–2016, Italian playwright and theater director: Nobel Prize 1997.
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Definition for Fo (2 of 3)
fo.
abbreviation
folio.
Definition for Fo (3 of 3)
F.O.
abbreviation
field officer.
foreign office.
Military. forward observer.
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British Dictionary definitions for Fo (1 of 4)
fo
the internet domain name for
Faeroe Islands
British Dictionary definitions for Fo (2 of 4)
Fo
/ (fəʊ) /
noun
Dario (ˈdærɪəʊ). born 1926, Italian playwright and actor. His plays include The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1970), Trumpets and Raspberries (1984), and The Tricks of the Trade (1991): Nobel prize for literature 1997
British Dictionary definitions for Fo (3 of 4)
FO
abbreviation for
army Field Officer
air force Flying Officer
Foreign Office
Faeroe Islands (international car registration)
Word Origin for FO
(for sense 4) from Faeroese Fōroyar
British Dictionary definitions for Fo (4 of 4)
fo.
abbreviation for
folio
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