Thao may refer to:
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Thao people
The Thao/Ngan () are a small group of Taiwanese indigenous peoples who have lived near Sun Moon Lake (Lake Candidius) in central Taiwan for at least a century, and probably since the time of the Qing dynasty. The Thao/Ngan people numbered around ...
, a group of Taiwanese aborigines
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Thao language
Thao (; Thao: Thau a lalawa), also known as Sao, is the nearly extinct language of the Thao people, an indigenous people of Taiwan from the Sun Moon Lake region in central Taiwan. It is a Formosan language of the Austronesian family; Barawb ...
, also known as Sao
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Thao Nguyen, American singer-songwriter
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Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down was an American alternative/folk rock group that originated in Falls Church, Virginia in 2003, before relocating to San Francisco, California. Its final lineup consisted of Thao Nguyen ( lead vocals, guitar) and A ...
, American musical group led by Nguyen
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Thai honorific ''Thao''
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Thao Suranari
Thao Suranari ( th, ท้าวสุรนารี; 1771–1852) is the royally bestowed title of Lady Mo, also known as Ya Mo (, who was the wife of the deputy governor of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), the stronghold of Siamese control over ...
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Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Sri Sunthon
''Thao'' Thep Krasattri ( 1735 - 1792) and ''Thao'' Si Sunthon (), formerly ''Khun Ying'' Chan () and ''Khun Ying'' Muk (), respectively, were the Thai national heroines who were known for their important roles in successful repelling of the Burme ...
, Thai heroines
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Thao Vang Lor, character in ''Gran Torino''
* Brigadier General
Thao Ma
Brigadier-General Thao Ma (1931–1973) was a Laotian military and political figure of the Laotian Civil War and the Vietnam War (aka Second Indochina War). Thao Ma began his military career as a paratrooper in the French Union Army, when Fran ...
, commander of the Royal Lao Air Force
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Thao River
Thao River ( vi, sông Thao) is the upper stretch of the Red River, originates from Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, China, flows through three Vietnamese provinces, including Lao Cai Province, Yen Bai Province and Phu ...
, the upper reaches of the Hong River in northern Vietnam
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