SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
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Sao civilisation
The Sao civilization (also called So) flourished in Central Africa from the 6th century BCE or 5th century BCE, to as late as the 16th century AD. The Sao lived by the Chari River basin in territory that later became part of Cameroon and Chad. The ...
, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in
Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
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Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yugoslavia
Science and technology
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries
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Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS)
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Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs
Transportation
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Saco Transportation Center, a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S., station code SAO
* Sahel Aviation Service, Mali,
ICAO airline code SAO
* Airports in Greater São Paulo, Brazil,
IATA airport code SAO
People
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Ligi Sao (born 1992), a Samoan rugby league player
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Ron Sao, Western Australian politician
Other uses
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Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune
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Sao (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Sao (Ancient Greek: Σαώ ''Saô'' means 'the rescuer') was one of the 50 Nereids
In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; ; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters ...
, a sea nymph in Greek mythology
* Sao, or
Thao language, of the Thao people in central Taiwan
* Sao (စဝ်), an honorific in
Burmese names
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SAO (biscuit), an Australian savoury cracker
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Chad national football team, nicknamed Les Sao
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Security Advisory Opinion, a U.S. visa decision-making process
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Specified Associated Organisation, of the British Liberal Democrats
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Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series, and manga, anime, film and video game adaptations
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Sao hirsuta'', a species of trilobite
See also
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Sau (disambiguation)
Sau or SAU may refer to:
Places
* Sau Reservoir, a Catalan water reservoir in the Ter river, named after the town drowned by its creation
* , a ''suco'' in Manatuto Administrative Post, Manatuto Municipality, Timor-Leste
* Sao, Kunar, a vill ...
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Sao Sao Sao
Sao Sao Sao () were a Thai pop trio that performed from 1981 to 1989, known for their pop tunes and performances. The group consisted of Saowaluk Leelaboot, Patcharida Wattana, and Orawan Yenpoonsuk then contract on record label Rod fai don tri. ...
, a Thai pop music trio
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São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
, the largest city in Brazil
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São Tomé and Príncipe, a country
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