Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name, throughout Polynesia, of the banian-tree (Ficus Aoa and other species).
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Examples
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A small herd of zebras galloped off into the dappled forest as we approached, leaving behind the echo of their unlikely high-pitched call, “Aoa, aoa.”
The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007
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A small herd of zebras galloped off into the dappled forest as we approached, leaving behind the echo of their unlikely high-pitched call, “Aoa, aoa.”
The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007
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Here are a few good places to start: Administration on Aging (aoa. gov): Provides caregivers and their parents information on various services including elder rights.
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A small herd of zebras galloped off into the dappled forest as we approached, leaving behind the echo of their unlikely high-pitched call, “Aoa, aoa.”
The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007
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A small herd of zebras galloped off into the dappled forest as we approached, leaving behind the echo of their unlikely high-pitched call, “Aoa, aoa.”
The Elephant's Secret Sense Caitlin O'Connell 2007
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Available at www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/statistics.asp.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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"There are Germans still in the Baltic Provinces -- which is full of uuuuuuuuuuuuuu eaoi aoa."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-04 Various
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Old-fashioned, quite good quality women's aoa The Letters clothes.
A Murder Is Announced Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 1950
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He tied up to the aoa, saw that the sculls were safely shipped; then, breathing heavily, he cast off his boots for fear of waking the "childer."
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He ran through the grove towards the aoa where the dinghy was moored; then he returned.
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