This section includes 41 fullforms, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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RDU meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for RDU is Raleigh- Durham International Airport, Raleigh/ Durham, North Carolina USA in Regional category
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VNA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for VNA is Saravane, Laos in Regional category
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JOE meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for JOE is Joensuu, Finland in Regional category
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LIG meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Limoges, France mean? Limoges (, US also , French: [limɔʒ] (listen); Occitan: Lemòtges, locally Limòtges [liˈmɔdzes]) is a city and commune, is the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region in west-central France. Situated on the first western foothills of the Massif Central, Limoges is crossed by the Vienne River, of which it was originally the first ford crossing point. The second most populated town in the New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, a university town, an administrative centre and intermediate services with all the facilities of a regional metropolis, it has an urban area of 283,557 inhabitants in 2016, making it the sixth largest in South-West France and the 38th in the whole country. The inhabitants of the city are called the Limougeauds. Founded around 10 BC under the name of Augustoritum, it became an important Gallo-Roman city. During the Middle Ages Limoges became a large city, strongly marked by the cultural influence of the Abbey of Saint-Martial, where the Dukes of Aquitaine were invested and crowned. From the 12th century onwards, its enamels were exported throughout the Christian world. In 1765, during the industrial revolution, the discovery of a deposit of kaolin in the Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche region enabled the development of the Limoges porcelain industry, which would make Limoges world-famous. Sometimes nicknamed "the red city" or "the Rome of socialism" because of its tradition of voting on the left and the workers' events it experienced from the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. Since the 1990s, the city has also been associated with its basketball club, Limoges CSP, which has won several French championships and the European championship in 1993. Because of its heritage policy, it has held the label "City of Art and History" since 2008. A city with a tradition of butchery, home to one of the world leaders in electrical equipment for the building industry, it is also well positioned in the luxury goods industry. Known and recognised as the "capital of the arts of fire" because of the ever-present presence of the great porcelain houses, its art workshops working with enamel or stained glass. This specificity has led it to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2017 in the thematic category "Crafts and Popular Arts". reference
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JDO meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for JDO is Juazeiro De Norte, CE, Brazil in Regional category |
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LHW meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LHW is Lanzhou, Mainland China in Regional category |
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YNC meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for YNC is Wemindji, Quebec, Canada in Regional category
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YBM meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for YBM is Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada in Regional category
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GOH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Nuuk, Greenland mean? Nuuk (Greenlandic pronunciation: [nuːk]; Danish: Nuuk, formerly Godthåb [ˈkʌtˌhɔˀp]) is the capital and largest city of Greenland. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other countries closest to the capital are Iqaluit and St. John's in Canada and Reykjavík in Iceland. Nuuk contains almost a third of Greenland's population and its tallest building. Nuuk is also the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. In January 2021, it had a population of 18,800. The city was founded in 1728 by the Dano-Norwegian governor Claus Paarss when he relocated Hans Egede's earlier Hope Colony (Haabets Koloni) to the mainland, and was named Godthaab ("Good Hope"). "Nuuk" is the Greenlandic word for "cape" (Danish: næs) and is commonly found in Greenlandic place names. It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, at 64°11' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital, only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. When home rule was installed in 1979, the authorization of place names was transferred to Greenlandic authorities which subsequently preferred Greenlandic names over Danish ones. In Danish, the name Godthåb mostly went out of use over the next two decades. The campus of the University of Greenland, hosting Statistics Greenland, and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of Greenland are at the northern end of the district, near the road to the Nuuk Airport. Nuuk receives its electric power mainly from the renewable energy-powered Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant by way of a 132 kV powerline crossing Ameralik fjord over a distance of 5,376 m (17,638 ft), the world's longest free span. reference
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GOH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GOH is German, Old High (ca. 750-1050) in Regional category
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YDO meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for YDO is Dolbeau, Quebec, Canada in Regional category |
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LHA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Lahr, Germany mean? Lahr (German: [laːɐ̯]; Low Alemannic: Lohr) is a city in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 50 km north of Freiburg im Breisgau, 40 km southeast of Strasbourg, and 95 km southwest of Karlsruhe. It is the second largest city in Ortenau (district) after Offenburg, and serves as an intermediate economic centre for the cities and towns of Ettenheim, Friesenheim, Kappel-Grafenhausen, Kippenheim, Mahlberg, Meißenheim, Ringsheim, Rust, Schuttertal, Schwanau and Seelbach. The population of Lahr passed the 20,000 mark in the mid-1950s. When the new body of Municipal Law for Baden-Württemberg came into effect on April 1, 1956, the city was therefore immediately accorded Große Kreisstadt status. In addition, Lahr cooperates with the town of Kippenheim in administrative matters. reference
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GOE meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GOE is Gonalia, Papua New Guinea in Regional category
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LKU meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LKU is Lake Rudolf, Kenya in Regional category |
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VDA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for VDA is Ovda, Israel in Regional category
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JDF meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for JDF is Juiz di Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil in Regional category
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LEG meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LEG is Aleg, Mauritania in Regional category
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GLO meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GLO is Gloucester/ Cheltenham, England, UK in Regional category
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LGO meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LGO is Langeoog, Germany in Regional category
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GNT meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GNT is Grants, New Mexico, USA in Regional category
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YBK meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for YBK is Baker Lake, NorthWest Territories, Canada in Regional category
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IPG meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for IPG is Ipiranga, Am, Brazil in Regional category
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ION meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for ION is Impfondo, Congo in Regional category
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ISH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Ischia, Italy mean? Ischia ( ISK-ee-ə, Italian: [ˈiskja], Neapolitan: [ˈiʃkjə]) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately 10 km (6 miles) east to west and 7 km (4 miles) north to south and has about 34 km (21 miles) of coastline and a surface area of 46.3 square kilometres (17.9 sq mi). It is almost entirely mountainous; the highest peak is Mount Epomeo, at 788 metres (2,585 feet). The island is very densely populated, with 60,000 residents (more than 1,300 inhabitants per square km). Ischia is the name of the main comune of the island. The other comuni of the island are Barano d'Ischia, Casamicciola Terme, Forio, Lacco Ameno and Serrara Fontana. reference
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JNN meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Nanortalik, Greenland mean? Nanortalik (pronunciation ), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name Nanortalik means "Place of Polar Bears" or "Place Where the Polar Bears Go" (from Greenlandic: nanoq). It is the southernmost town in Greenland with a population of over 1,000. reference
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LAB meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LAB is Lablab, Papua New Guinea in Regional category
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LAH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Lahnda mean? Lahnda () also known as Lahndi or Western Punjabi, is a group of north-western Indo-Aryan language varieties spoken in parts of Pakistan and India.The main Lahnda languages are Saraiki, Hindko and Pahari/Pothwari. They are spoken in large parts of Pakistani Punjab, in some areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkwa province (especially Hazara), throughout Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir and in the western parts of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Terms like Lahnda or Western Punjabi are exonyms employed by linguists, and are not used by the speakers themselves. The validity of Lahnda as a genetic grouping has not been established. reference
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LAH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LAH is Labuha, Indonesia in Regional category
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LAI meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for LAI is Lannion, France in Regional category
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IUL meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for IUL is Ilu, Indonesia in Regional category
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INN meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Innsbruck, Austria mean? Innsbruck (German: [ˈɪnsbʁʊk] (listen); Austro-Bavarian: Innschbruck [ˈɪnʃprʊk]) is the capital of Tyrol and fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass 30 km (18.6 mi) to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, 2,334 metres or 7,657 feet) to the north and Patscherkofel (2,246 m or 7,369 ft) and Serles (2,718 m or 8,917 ft) to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". reference
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TOH meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for TOH is Torres, Vanuatu in Regional category
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VAC meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Veterans Affairs Canada mean? Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC; French: Anciens Combattants Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans, retired and still-serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), their families, as well as some civilians. reference
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TTG meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for TTG is Tartagal, SA, Argentina in Regional category
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TAU meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for TAU is Tauramena, Colombia in Regional category
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IAN meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for IAN is Kiana, Alaska USA in Regional category
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HNA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for HNA is Health Networks Australia in Regional category
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HNA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for HNA is Handicaps Network Africa in Regional category
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HNA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for HNA is Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (Atlantic Standard Time) in Regional category
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HNA meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Morioka, Japan mean? Morioka (盛岡市, Morioka-shi) is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of 328 per square kilometre (850/sq mi). The total area of the city is 886.47 square kilometres (342.27 sq mi). reference
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HOD meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for HOD is Hodeidah, Republic of Yemen in Regional category
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Answer» What is Gasmata, Papua New Guinea mean? Gasmata is a village on the southern coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea located at 6° 16' 60S 150° 19' 60E. There is a Gasmata Airport in Surumi Peninsula area adjacent. The village is administered under Gasmata Rural LLG in East New Britain Province. The Imperial Japanese occupied the village between 8–9 February 1942 during World War II. A war crime occurred in March 1942 when between eight and ten Australian prisoners of war were executed by firing squad by being shot in the back. Gasmata was re-occupied by an Australian Army unit on 28 March 1944. reference
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GSR is Gardo, Somalia in Regional category
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Answer» What is Greater Dublin Area mean? The Greater Dublin Area (GDA; Irish: Mórcheantar Bhaile Átha Cliath), or simply Greater Dublin, is the city of Dublin and its hinterland, with varying definitions as to its extent. The Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 has defined the Greater Dublin Area as including the counties of Dublin (Dublin City, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown and Fingal), Meath, Kildare, and Wicklow. However, this area does not comprise a formal political unit. The term can also apply more narrowly to the Dublin urban area and nearby suburban towns. reference
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GDA is Gounda, Central African Republic in Regional category
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HTB meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for HTB is Terre-De-Bas, Guadeloupe in Regional category
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YIP meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for YIP is Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, Michigan USA in Regional category
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PUF meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» What is Pau, France mean? Pau (French pronunciation: [po], Occitan pronunciation: [paw]) is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and capital of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Pau had 77,130 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it was the capital from 1464. Pau lies on the Gave de Pau, and is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean and 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Spain. This position gives it a striking panorama across the mountain range of the Pyrenees as well as the hillsides of Jurançon. According to Alphonse de Lamartine, "Pau has the world's most beautiful view of the earth just as Naples has the most beautiful view of the sea." The site has been occupied since at least the Gallo-Roman era. However the first references to Pau as a settlement only occur in the first half of the 12th century. The town developed from the construction of its castle, likely from the 11th century by the Viscounts of Béarn, to protect the ford which was a strategic point providing access to the Bearn valleys and to Spain. The city takes its name from the stockade (pau in Béarnese) which surrounded the original castle. Pau became the capital of Béarn in 1464 and the seat of the Kings of Navarre in 1512 after the capture of Pamplona by the Kingdom of Castile. Pau became a leading political and intellectual centre under the reign of Henry d'Albret. With the end of Béarnaise independence in 1620, Pau lost its influence but remained at the head of a largely autonomous province. It was home to the Parliament of Navarre and Béarn during the Revolution, when it was dismantled to create the Department of Basses-Pyrénées. The Belle Époque marked a resurgence for the Béarnaise capital with a massive influx of wealthy foreign tourists, who came to spend the winter to take advantage of the benefits of Pau's climate. It was at this time that Pau became one of the world capitals of the nascent aerospace industry under the influence of the Wright brothers. With the decline of tourism during the 20th century, Pau's economy gradually shifted towards the aviation industry and then to petrochemicals with the discovery of the Lacq gas field in 1951. The Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, founded in 1972, accounts for a large student population. The city plays a leading role for Béarn but also for a wide segment of the Adour area. Pau's heritage extends over several centuries, its diversity and its quality allowed it to obtain the label of City of Art and History in 2011. The name of its people is Palois in French, and paulin in Occitan. The motto of Pau is in Latin: Urbis palladium et gentis ("protective of the city and its people"). reference
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GEX meaning in Regional ? |
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Answer» INFO: Full form for GEX is Geelong, Victoria, Australia in Regional category |
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