Kao may refer to:
Mythology
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Kao (bull), a supernatural divine bull in
Meitei mythology, captured by
Khuman Khamba
Places
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Käo, Saare County
Käo is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish
Laimjala Parish (also called the Laimjala rural municipality or Laimjala parish) was in Saare ...
, Estonia, a village
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Käo, Tartu County
Käo is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It has a population of 52 (as of 1 January 2005).
Käo is the birthplace of Estonian poet and writer Jaan Kärner
Jaan Kärner (27 May 1891, in K ...
, Estonia, a village
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Kao, Indonesia, a town
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Kao, Lesotho, a community council
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Kao, Niger
Kao, Niger is a village and rural commune in Niger
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Kao, Togo, a village
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Kao (island), Tonga
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Kao (crater), a lunar crater
People
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Gao (surname), sometimes romanized as Kao
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Kaō (painter) ), Japanese painter
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R. N. Kao
Rameshwar Nath Kao (R.N. Kao) (10 May 1918 – 20 January 2002) was an Indian spymaster and the first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) from its founding in 1968 to 1977. Kao was one of India ...
(1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
Acronym
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Kuiper Airborne Observatory
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Keith-Albee-Orpheum, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
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Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands) (''Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie'')
Other uses
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Kao language, of Indonesia
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Kaō
A ''huaya'' ("Flower Print"; ; ko, 화압, Hwaap; ja, 花押, Kaō) is a stylized signature or mark used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature. Originating from China, the ''huaya'' was historically used by prominent figures such ...
, a stylized signature or a mark used in place of a signature in East Asia
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Kao Corporation, a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
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Kaō (era), a Japanese era name
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''Kao'' (film), a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
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Kuusamo Airport, Finland, IATA airport code
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Kao the Kangaroo, a series of video games
See also
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Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ), a sorority at DePauw University
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