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

But still, said Gao Qiang, the younger of the brothers, the trial's "message is clear".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

But it was only 15 years later that such works, satirising one of China's most contentious idols, cost Gao Zhen his freedom.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The research team includes Carnegie astronomers Peter Gao, Johanna Teske, and Nicole Wallack, along with former Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Anjali Piette, now at the University of Birmingham.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The relatively low cost for cloud deployment of OpenClaw in China, subsidised by big tech firms, is one factor behind its popularity, said Gao Rui, a senior product manager at Baidu AI Cloud.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The ruins of the great mosque at Gao still commemorate Kunkur Musa, King of Melli, who built this house of prayer on his return from the Mecca pilgrimage, about 1325.

From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Zurara, Gomes Eannes de