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

Both Lau and Gao, while bracing for a tumultuous year, remind us that 1966 was also a breakthrough year for music and creativity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

But Professor Gao Jian from Shanghai International Studies University is concerned that Starmer talks of engagement with China - but does not act.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

On a recent weekday, Gao, her husband, daughter and niece left with a cart full of snacks, including melon milk drinks and a Swiss roll cake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Gao Fei, chief technology officer at Chinese AI wellness platform BOK Health, agrees.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Or so El Hassan teaches, and so they teach in the new schools in Tamanrasset and Gao, in Timbuktu and Reggan, in the big universities at Kano, Dakar, Bamako, Accra and Abidian.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack