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go⋅a

[goh-uh]
–noun
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.

Origin:
1840–50; < Tibetan gowa (sp. dgo ba)

Go⋅a

[goh-uh]
–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. 1,344,000; 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panaji (Panjim).
Formerly, Gôa.

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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go·a   (gō'ə)   
n.  A gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) native to Tibet and having backward-curving horns in the male.

[Tibetan dgoba.]
Go·a   (gō'ə)   
A state of west-central India on the Malabar Coast. Formerly a Portuguese colony (1510-1961), it was annexed by India in 1962 and formed a constituent part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu until 1987.
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