goa

[ goh-uh ]

/ ˈgoʊ ə /

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noun

a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.

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Origin of goa

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

Words nearby goa

GnRH, gns., gnu, GNVQ, go, goa, go about, goad, Goa, Daman, and Diu, goaf, go after

Other definitions for goa (2 of 2)

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. 1,426 sq. mi. (3,693 sq. km). Capital: Panaji (Panjim).

Formerly Gôa.

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How to use goa in a sentence

At a food stall in Goa, the owner asked us where we were from.
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In Goa, visitors didn’t even have to show a negative covid test.
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In Goa, practically everyone is related by six, or even three or four, degrees of separation.
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My rollercoaster quest to conquer the eggy, seven-plus-layer Goan dessert Last Christmas, I made the journey from “still-on-lockdown” Mumbai to my “everything-is-normal here” home in Goa, India.
How I Tried (and Failed) And Tried Again to Master the Goan Bebinca Cake|Joanna Lobo|April 1, 2021|Eater

In Goa, bebinca is called bebik, and it has become the quintessential Goan dessert.
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In 2011, Goa's former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for slapping an official.
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Maybe they are the sort who will escape to Goa and fall into drug addiction when their military service is over?
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On the way I shot two goa—Tibetan gazelle—with good heads, and horns over 14 inches long.
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The valley opens out on to a plain where kiangs, Goa and Pantholops antelopes are plentiful.
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The small island of Ticuari, in which the city of Goa stands, is situated in lat.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
While these disasters attended Soarez, the city of Goa, where Monroy commanded, was threatened with destruction.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr
Albuquerque anchored for the second time before the bar of Goa on the 22d of November 1510.
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British Dictionary definitions for goa (1 of 2)

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

British Dictionary definitions for goa (2 of 2)

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)

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