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• Gao
  Gao

  noun

  a city in E Mali.
• GAO
  GAO

  General Accounting Office.

Gao

¹ American  

[gah-oh, gou] / ˈgɑ oʊ, gaʊ /

noun

1. a city in E Mali.

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GAO ² American  

1. General Accounting Office.

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Gao British  

/ ɡaʊ, ˈɡɑːəʊ /

noun

1. a town in E Mali, on the River Niger: a small river port. Pop: 57 978 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In recent weeks they have made gains in urban areas, including the mineral-rich city of Kidal and in Gao, where regime security forces are surrounded.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The separatists and jihadists were able to capture the key northern town of Kidal and also targeted Gao in the mostly desert north along with Mopti and Sevare in the centre.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

One program in New York City was the subject of a study co-authored by Jingqin Gao, assistant director of research at the C2SMART Center, which studies urban transportation at New York University.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Gao is the army's second-largest military stronghold after Kati, a garrison town near Bamako which is home to several senior junta officials and was targeted in the weekend attacks.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

In the 15th century the Songhoi regained power and Gao attained its greatest prosperity in the reign of Askia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various