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  • Pau
    Pau
    noun
    a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
  • P.A.U.
    P.A.U.
    abbreviation
    Pan American Union.
  • PAU
    PAU
    abbreviation
    Pan American Union

Pau

1 American  
[poh] / poʊ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.

P.A.U. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Pan American Union.

Pau 1 British  
/ po /

noun

  1. a city in SW France: residence of the French kings of Navarre; tourist centre for the Pyrenees. Pop: 78 732 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
PAU 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Pan American Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Led by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, the Lakers won their first of back-to-back titles that year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Pau Cubarsi was dismissed by Istvan Kovacs in the first leg, and fellow Barca defender Eric Garcia was sent off by Clement Turpin in the second.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He provided the assist that drew the foul on Pau Cubarsi and got the Barcelona defender sent off.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Later, league leaders Toulouse, without 12 players including Antoine Dupont due to their Six Nations commitments, host Bayonne and on Sunday second-placed Pau welcome Toulon.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Mary moved to the south of France for four years, living in exile in the town of Pau before returning to Springfield.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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