What (who) is goan - definition
PEOPLE NATIVE TO GOA, INDIA
Goan; गोंयकार; Goenkar; Goan people; People of Goa
Goan
['g???n]
(also Goanese ?g???'ni:z)
¦ noun a native or inhabitant of the Indian state of Goa.
¦ adjective relating to Goa.
goan
Used to tell someone to go and do something else.
Hi, smee again. Goan play in the traffic.
Hi, smee again. Goan play in the traffic.
Tan Eng Goan
![A painting of Batavia in 1860 by [[Jan Weissenbruch]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan Weissenbruch - Een straatje in het oude gedeelte van Batavia.jpg?width=200 "A painting of Batavia in 1860 by [[Jan Weissenbruch]]")
![Viscount du Bus de Gisignies]], Governor-General at the time of Tan's elevation to the Captaincy](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Léonard Pierre Joseph Burgrave du Bus de Gisignies (1780-1849). Commissaris-generaal (1826-30) Rijksmuseum SK-A-3797.jpeg?width=200 "Viscount du Bus de Gisignies]], Governor-General at the time of Tan's elevation to the Captaincy")
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FIRST MAJOOR DER CHINEZEN OF BATAVIA
Majoor Tan Eng Goan
Tan Eng Goan, 1st Majoor der Chinezen (; born in Batavia in 1802 – died in Batavia in 1872) was a high-ranking bureaucrat who served as the first Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia (now Jakarta), capital of colonial Indonesia. This was the highest-ranking Chinese position in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies.
Wikipedia
Goans
Goans (Konkani: गोंयकार, Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, and Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of Konkani language natively, collectively known as Goan Konkani. "Goanese" is an incorrect term for Goans.
Pronunciation examples for goan
1. The one that's made in Goa is a Goan dish,
Seasons - Big Flavors and Beautiful Food _ Nik Sharma _ Talks at Google
2. is a philosopher Saadia Goan, who lived in Iraq.
Peter Adamson _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of goan
1. Panag likes wearing one when holidaying on Goan beaches.
2. Scarlett‘s battered, semi–naked body was found on a Goan beach.
3. In Goan beach bars such as Curlie‘s, where Scarlett was a regular, hashish is openly smoked.
4. Carvalho and D‘Souza are in police custody and are said by Goan police to have confessed.
5. Dormant provisions of Goan law still permit the forced testing and isolation of people suspected of being HIV positive.