SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
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Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in
Boussé Department
Boussé is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Boussé. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 58,641.
Towns and villages
* Boussé (25,027 inhabitants ...
, Burkina Faso
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Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S.
* SAO, the
ICAO airline designator
This is a list of airline codes. The table lists IATA's two-character airline designators, ICAO's three-character airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also included.ht
IATA airlin ...
for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali
* SAO, the
IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil
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Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia
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São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, the largest city in Brazil
Science
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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)
Entertainment
* ''
Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series
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''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels
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Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio
Other uses
* Sao, a
nereid
In Greek mythology, the Nereids or Nereides ( ; grc, Νηρηΐδες, Nērēḯdes; , also Νημερτές) are sea nymphs (female spirits of sea waters), the 50 daughters of the ' Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, siste ...
(sea nymph) in Greek mythology
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Sáo, a Vietnamese flute
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Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune
* Sao, or
Thao language, of the Thao people in central Taiwan
* São, the Portuguese word for
saint
* Sao (စဝ်), an honorific used in
Burmese names
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Chad national football team, nicknamed Sao
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Ligi Sao (born 1992), a New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs
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Security Advisory Opinion
Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) or Washington Special Clearance, commonly called security clearance, administrative clearance, or administrative processing,
is a process the United States Department of State and the diplomatic missions of th ...
, a U.S. visa decision-making process
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Specified Associated Organisation A Specified Associated Organisation is an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats formed around a specific trait and designated by the Federal Executive as affiliates of the party. SAOs are distinguished from other Liberal Democrat ...
, an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats
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São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...
See also
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Sau (disambiguation)
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