a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
"The ruins of the old fort in Goa stand as a testament to its history as a former Portuguese colony in southwestern India."
A form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India (also Goa trance).
"The endangered goa grazes on the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau."
The Tibetan gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, a species of antelope that inhabits the Tibetan Plateau.
In plain English: A goa is a type of wild goat-like animal found on the high mountains of Tibet.
"The high-altitude grasslands were home to a small herd of goa grazing peacefully."
Usage: A goa is a specific type of wild antelope found on the Tibetan Plateau and should not be confused with domestic goats or other similar-sounding animals. This term refers exclusively to this endangered gazelle species in biological contexts.
State in western India which has Panaji as its capital.
"In mid-February, the people began their preparations as the year entered goa, the final month of winter before spring arrived."
The fifth winter month of the traditional Icelandic calendar, running from mid-February to mid-March.
Initialism of gone on arrival. target was not at the location defined when agent arrived
"The pilot radioed goa to confirm that the missing aircraft had already departed from the designated crash site by the time he reached it."
The name Goa comes from the Portuguese word for the region itself. This term was borrowed from Konkani and originally stems from the Sanskrit gomanta.