goa

[ goh-uh ]

/ ˈgoʊ ə /

noun

a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.

Nearby words

Origin of goa

1840–50; < Tibetan gowa (spelling dgo ba)

Goa

[ goh-uh ]

/ ˈgoʊ ə /

noun

state of W India, on the Arabian Sea. A former Portuguese colony, it was later (1961–87) part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panaji (Panjim).

Formerly Gô·a.

Portuguese India

noun

a former Portuguese overseas territory on the W coast of India, consisting of the districts of Gôa, Daman, and Diu: annexed by India December 1961. Capital: Gôa.

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Examples from the Web for goa

In 2011, Goa's former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for slapping an official.
Indian Official: 'Civil Servants are Lazy' and 'Hitting them is Justified'|David Frum|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Maybe they are the sort who will escape to Goa and fall into drug addiction when their military service is over?
My Gaza Flotilla Diary|Henning Mankell|June 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
That paper was lost, yet it was known that he had named Francisco de Sa, then commanding in Goa, as his provisional successor.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
Such was the wealth, the splendour, and luxury of the proud city of Goa—the Empress of the East at the time we are now describing.
The Phantom Ship|Frederick Marryat

Well then to begin wi; we'll goa back a little bit an' mak a fair start.
Seets I' Paris|John Hartley
She was at the boarding of the Viceroy of the Indies out of Goa, she was, and to look at her you would think she was a babby.
Treasure Island|Robert Louis Stevenson
In the mean time an occasion offered for the voyage of the Moluccas, while they were waiting for an opportunity of passing to Goa.
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI. (of 18)|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for goa

goa

/ (ˈɡəʊə) /

noun

a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, inhabiting the plains of the Tibetan plateau, having a brownish-grey coat and backward-curving horns

Word Origin for goa

C19: from Tibetan dgoba

Goa

/ (ˈɡəʊə) /

noun

a state on the W coast of India: a Portuguese overseas territory from 1510 until annexed by India in 1961. Capital: Panjim (or Panaji). Pop: 1 343 998 (2001). Area: 3702 sq km (1430 sq miles)

Portuguese India

noun

a former Portuguese overseas province on the W coast of India, consisting of Goa, Daman, and Diu: established between 1505 and 1510; annexed by India in 1961

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Word Origin and History for goa

Goa

former Portuguese colony in India, from local goe mat "fertile land."