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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of trance music that originated during the late 1980s in Goa, India, typically with droning basslines and progressive beat changes. uncountable
2. 2
   A Tibetan gazelle of species Procapra picticaudata, an antelope that inhabits the Tibetan Plateau.

Phrase

1. 1
   Initialism of gone on arrival (“where the intended target was not present at the location that was sought when an agent arrived”). US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.
2. 2
   The fifth winter month of the traditional Icelandic calendar, running from mid-February to mid-March.

   "The month of Thorri was followed by Góa, when the farmer often left to go fishing and his wife had to see to managing the household."

Synonyms

All synonyms

goa trance

Example

More examples

"Konkani is spoken in Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Icelandic góa.

Etymology 3

From Tibetan dgoba.

Related phrases

Goa beanGoa powderNorth GoaSouth Goaicelandic calendartrance music

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.