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Goa

Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊə/

The English word “Goa” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progressive beat changes.

proper noun

  1. The fifth winter month of the traditional Icelandic calendar, running from mid-February to mid-March.

Etymology

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

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