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)

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

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
On the way I shot two goa—Tibetan gazelle—with good heads, and horns over 14 inches long.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
The valley opens out on to a plain where kiangs, Goa and Pantholops antelopes are plentiful.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin

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.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume VI|Robert Kerr

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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