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Goa

/ˈɡoʊə/ · name

Meaning

  1. A Tibetan gazelle of species Procapra picticaudata, an antelope that inhabits the Tibetan Plateau.
  2. The fifth winter month of the traditional Icelandic calendar, running from mid-February to mid-March.
  3. A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.
  4. A form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progressive beat changes.

Etymology / origin

From Portuguese Goa, from Konkani गोंय (goiya), from Sanskrit गोमन्त (gomanta).

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