"Wau" meaning in English

See Wau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wau
  1. A town in Papua New Guinea. Categories (place): Places in Papua New Guinea, Towns in Papua New Guinea Synonyms: Wow
    Sense id: en-Wau-en-name-07pKkzQx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. A city in South Sudan. Categories (place): Cities in South Sudan, Places in South Sudan Synonyms (a city in South Sudan): Waw Translations (city in South Sudan): وَاو (wāw) [feminine] (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-Wau-en-name-bBiPmmc8 Disambiguation of 'a city in South Sudan': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'city in South Sudan': 6 94

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