Pau may refer to:
Places
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Pau (Aachen), a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Pau (river), a river of south-western France (Gave de Pau)
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Pau, Edom, a city in the Bible
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Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pau (, ) is a commune overlooking the Pyrenees, and prefecture of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
The city is located in the heart of the former sovereign principality of Béarn, of which it ...
, France, a city
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Arrondissement of Pau
The arrondissement of Pau (french: Distrito de Pau, eu, Paueko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berr ...
, a district containing the French city
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Pau, Sardinia, a municipality
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Pau, Spain
Pau is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city ...
, a municipality
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La Pau (Barcelona Metro), a station
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Lac Pau, a lake near Caniapiscau, Quebec, Canada - see
Lac Pau (Caniapiscau) Water Aerodrome
People
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Pau (given name) Pau is the Catalan equivalent of the given name Paul and is also the word for "peace" in that language. Notable people with the name include:
* Pau Audouard (1857–1918), renowned photographer active in Barcelona
* Pablo Casals (1876-1973), known ...
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Pau (surname) Pau is the surname of:
* Akina Pau (born 1974), Hong Kong fencer
* Carlos Pau y Español (1857–1937), Spanish botanist
* Pau Cin Hau, Burmese religious leader
* Joan Margarit i Pau (died 1484), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
* Paul ...
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Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Spanish writer
Schools
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Pacific Adventist University
Pacific Adventist University (PAU) is a tertiary institution located 21 kilometres (30 minutes) outside Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and operated by the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Both the faculty and the stude ...
, Papua New Guinea
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Palo Alto University, in Palo Alto, California, United States
* ''Polska Akademia Umiejętności'',
Polish Academy of Learning
* Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad, see
Selectividad
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Punjab Agricultural University
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It is a state agricultural university in India. It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultur ...
, India
Other uses
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Pau (unit), a unit of capacity used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak
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Pau Grand Prix
The Pau Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Pau) is a motor race held in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930, leading to the annual Pau Grand Prix being inaugurat ...
, an auto race
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Pau FC, a French association football club
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Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) of the aorta
* ''pāʻū'', Hawaiian feather skirt (see
Feather cloak)
* PAU, IATA code for
Pauk Airport, Burma
* pau, ISO 639 codes for the
Palauan language
Palauan () is a Malayo-Polynesian language native to the Republic of Palau, where it is one of the two official languages, alongside English. It is widely used in day-to-day life in the country. Palauan is not closely related to other Malayo-Pol ...
* Pau, alternative spelling for
baozi
Baozi (), Pao-tsih or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of '' m ...
(steamed Chinese buns), sometimes used in Malaysia
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