Goans

Go·a (g

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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.

go·a (g

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A gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) native to Tibet and having backward-curving horns in the male.

[Tibetan dgoba.]

goa [ˈgəʊə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, inhabiting the plains of the Tibetan plateau, having a brownish-grey coat and backward-curving horns

[from Tibetan dgoba]

Goa [ˈgəʊə]

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

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Goa - a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony

Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

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araroba cedar of Goa chrysarobin Cupressus lusitanica Cypress cypress tree Daman and Diu Diu edible bean genus Psophocarpus goa bean goa bean vine Goa powder Goa, Daman, and Diu Malabar Coast manila bean Mexican cypress Panjim Pardo	Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" A two-day global Goan convention dedicated to the Gulf Goan concluded on a high note where a plethora of issues concerning global Goans was discussed and a pledge made to address them. Goans appeal for direct flight to home state by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman) And only part of the dispute is about the fact that 45 years after the Portuguese were turfed out of the place, Goa is undergoing a second and even more ruthless colonisation, what with sundry Sheilajis and Kokilabens from Delhi and Mumbai, Ivans and Igors from Moscow and Minsk, and Nicks and Micks from Britain and Belgium buying up all the real estate so that the Goans barely have enough room for a leg to stand on. TRAVEL LOG by India Today Travel Plus BAHRAIN'S Goan community will enjoy a three-hour cultural fiesta at a musical event being organised by the Young Goans Club (YGC) tomorrow night. Goan cultural fiesta by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)	Goa, Daman, and Diu goad goad on goaded goading Goaf goal goal area goal difference Goal keeper goal kick goal line goal-directed goal-kick goalball goalie goalkeeper goalkeeping goalless goalmouth goalpost goalscorer goaltender goaltending goanna Goans Goar Goarish goat goat antelope goat cheese Goat fig goat god goat grass goat herder Goat house Goat Island goat moth goat rue Goat weed goat willow Goat's bane Goat's beard goat's foot goat's rue Goat's thorn Goat's wheat goat's-rue goat-nut goatee goateed	goaltending goalwards goalwards goalwards goalwards goalwards goalwards GOAM GOAMSF Goan Goan Goan Goan Goan Feni Goan sausages Goanese Goanese Goanese Goanna Goanna Goanna Goanna (animal) Goanna (animal) Goanna (animal) Goanna oil Goanna oil Goanna oil Goannas Goannas Goannas Goans Goans of America Goansausages Goap GOAPS Goar Goar Goar Gasparian Goar Mikaelovna Gasparian GOARCH Goarish GOARK GOARN GOAS GoAsm goat goat goat goat goat goat goat Goat and Sheep DNA Database goat antelope goat antelope Goat Anti-Bovine Thymocyte Serum Goat Anti-Human Immunoglobulin Goat Anti-Rabbit Gamma Globulin Goat Breeding goat cheese Goat curry

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araroba
cedar of Goa
chrysarobin
Cupressus lusitanica
Cypress
cypress tree
Daman and Diu
Diu
edible bean
genus Psophocarpus
goa bean
goa bean vine
Goa powder
Goa, Daman, and Diu
Malabar Coast
manila bean
Mexican cypress
Panjim
Pardo

Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" A two-day global Goan convention dedicated to the Gulf Goan concluded on a high note where a plethora of issues concerning global Goans was discussed and a pledge made to address them.

Goans appeal for direct flight to home state by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)

And only part of the dispute is about the fact that 45 years after the Portuguese were turfed out of the place, Goa is undergoing a second and even more ruthless colonisation, what with sundry Sheilajis and Kokilabens from Delhi and Mumbai, Ivans and Igors from Moscow and Minsk, and Nicks and Micks from Britain and Belgium buying up all the real estate so that the Goans barely have enough room for a leg to stand on.

TRAVEL LOG by India Today Travel Plus

BAHRAIN'S Goan community will enjoy a three-hour cultural fiesta at a musical event being organised by the Young Goans Club (YGC) tomorrow night.

Goan cultural fiesta by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

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