Mota, MOTA or variations thereof may refer to:
Geography
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Mota (island)
Mota (formerly ''Sugarloaf Island'') is an island in the Banks group of northern Vanuatu, with a population of about 700.
Name
The name ''Mota'' is an adaptation of the local name ''M̄ota'' . Cognates in other Torres-Banks languages include ...
, Vanuatu
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Mota, Ethiopia
Mota ( Amharic: ሞጣ) is a town in northwest Ethiopia. It is located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region on the secondary road that links Dejen with Bahir Dar overlooking the Abay River. The town has a latitude and longitude of wit ...
, a town
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Mota, Gujarat
Mota is a village in Gujarat, India, 5 km north of Bardoli and 32 km east of Surat.
Demographics
According to Census 2001, the population of Mota was nearly 11,000. Mota has a large population of Patidars (Leva & Chorotariya) Patel ...
, India, a town
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Mota, Ljutomer
Mota (, german: Mauthdorf) is a settlement on the right bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.
The ...
, Slovenia, a village
Music
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''M.O.T.A.'' (album), a 2005 album by Cultura Profética
* "Mota", a 1997 song from ''
Ixnay on the Hombre
''Ixnay on the Hombre'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on February 4, 1997, by Columbia Records. After the massive commercial success of their previous album, '' Smash'' (1994), the band entered the stud ...
'' by The Offspring
People
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Mota (surname) Mota is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. The name is topographic, originally used for someone who lived near a fortified stronghold. Mota has several versions including Motta (Italian) and Motte (French). Notable people with the surname include: ...
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Mota Singh
Sir Mota Singh, QC (26 July 1930 – 13 November 2016) was a British judge who was noted for being the United Kingdom's first Asian judge.
Early life
Singh was born in 1930 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Career
After a short stint as a clerk at the E ...
(1930–2016), British judge and the UK's first Asian judge
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Mota (footballer, born 1980)
João Soares da Mota Neto (born 21 November 1980), also known as Mota, is a Brazilian football striker who last played for Ferroviário.
Career
Mota began his career with Ceará Sporting Club in 1998, then went to play for Spanish side RCD Mal ...
, João Soares da Mota Neto, Brazilian football striker
Other uses
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Mota language, the language spoken in the island of Mota
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Mota (butterfly)
''Mota'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single Indomalayan
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into ...
, a genus of butterflies including ''Mota massyla''
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MotA Mota, MOTA or variations thereof may refer to:
Geography
* Mota (island), Vanuatu
* Mota, Ethiopia, a town
* Mota, Gujarat, India, a town
* Mota, Ljutomer, Slovenia, a village
Music
* ''M.O.T.A.'' (album), a 2005 album by Cultura Profética
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, a bacterial protein and gene
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MOTA (motorcycles) MOTA was a motorcycle brand created by MOTA Maschinenbau GmbH in Nagold, Baden-Württemberg.
History
MOTRA Maschinenbau was founded in 1946 in Nagold by Wolfgang Schlegel, an amateur pilot and constructor. At first, the company manufactured differ ...
, a German motorcycle brand
See also
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Motta (disambiguation)
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