Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A territorial and administrative division of the old Germanic state which included several villages or communities, and seems to have corresponded at first to the hundred, but later to a division more nearly resembling a modern county. The word still forms part of several place-names, as Oberammergau in Bavaria.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A prayer box or small
container worn asjewelry /jewellery and containing anamulet or similar item.
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Examples
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It's in red, since red is lucky in China. .and its the character for gau, which is the number 9. .which is also lucky ...
fragile-liar Diary Entry fragile-liar 2004
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Modern kitchens offer shortcuts for preparing specialties such as gau, the sticky rice cake that traditionally would be steamed for several hours.
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Yes | No | Report from J4huntfish wrote 1 week 5 days ago matt wasson i got some shells for 12 gau. thanks for asking
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Yes | No | Report from J4huntfish wrote 1 week 5 days ago matt wasson i got some shells for 12 gau. thanks for asking
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You can get shu mai (open topped pork and shrimp dumplings), har gau (shrimp dumplings), and pork buns everywhere.
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Figures, Pelosi come from a state where by a vote of 4-3 judges over ruled the will & the vote of the people to appease a small portion of the population by approving gau marriage.
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In October 1939, Nazi Germany annexed the Polish town of Oswiecim, renamed it Auschwitz and incorporated it into its gau (province) of Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) as part of the Landkreis (county) of Bielitz.
Alex Storozynski: The Wall Street Journal understands history, when will the rest of the American media? Alex Storozynski 2010
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In October 1939, Nazi Germany annexed the Polish town of Oswiecim, renamed it Auschwitz and incorporated it into its gau (province) of Oberschlesien (Upper Silesia) as part of the Landkreis (county) of Bielitz.
Alex Storozynski: The Wall Street Journal understands history, when will the rest of the American media? Alex Storozynski 2010
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Put it down right by those two nice shrimp har gau
George Heymont: Have Yourself An Elena Kagan Christmas (VIDEOS) George Heymont 2010
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Since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended her African trip, the news cycle has seemingly abandoned the women of Congo -- women who soldier on despite overwhelming odds that make staying alive a gau ...
Georgianne Nienaber: Congo: Midwives Transform Trash Into Hope 2009
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