Garo
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Garo People and languages (South Asia)
- Garo (tribe)Garo (tribe)See also Garo for other uses.The Garos are a tribal people in Meghalaya, India and neighboring areas of Bangladesh, who call themselves A·chik Mande or simply A·chik or Mande...
, a tribe in India and Bangladesh. - Bodo-Garo languagesBodo-Garo languagesThe Bodo–Garo languages are a small family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in eastern India. Bodo should not be confused with the Tibetan ethnonym bod, which is the basis of the names Bodic and Bodish....
, a small family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in eastern India,- Garo languageGaro languageGaro is the language of the majority of the people of the Garo Hills in the Indian state of Meghalaya. Garo is also used in Kamrup, Dhubri, Goalpara and the Darrang districts of Assam, India as well as in neighboring Bangladesh...
, the language spoken by the Garo tribe
- Garo language
- Garo Baptist ConventionGaro Baptist ConventionGaro Baptist Convention is a Protestant denomination of India and Bangladesh. It is named after the ethnic group of the name Garo. Most members of this church are in Meghalaya...
, a Protestant denomination of the ethnic group in India and Bangladesh, but mostly in Meghalaya - Garo National CouncilGaro National CouncilGaro National Council, a political party in Meghalaya in north-eastern India. The party fights for the creation of a Garo state, to be carved out of three districts of Meghalaya, West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills and South Garo Hills. The Garoland demand of GNC is different from that of the...
, a political party in Meghalaya in north-eastern India
Places
- Garo, ColoradoGaro, ColoradoGaro, Colorado is a former settlement in South Park in Colorado, in Park County. No one lives there currently. It is about 5 miles north of Hartsel and 7 miles south of Fairplay on Colorado Highway 9, at an elevation of . The community was named after its founder, Adolph Guiraud.-References:#...
- Garo HillsGaro HillsThe Garo Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India. They are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers. Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, is located in this range. It is one of the wettest places in the world. The range is part of the Meghalaya subtropical forests ecoregion.Garo Hills...
, part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya, India- East Garo Hills districtEast Garo Hills districtEast Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India.-History:The East Garo Hills district was formed in 1976, after the erstwhile Garo Hills district of Meghalaya was re-organised with a view to bring the administration closer to the people.The district...
- South Garo Hills districtSouth Garo Hills districtSouth Garo Hills is an administrative district in the state of Meghalaya in India. As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Meghalaya .-Geography:The district headquarters are located at Baghmara...
- West Garo Hills districtWest Garo Hills districtWest Garo Hills is an administrative district in Garo Hills of the state of Meghalaya in India. Tura town is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district occupies an area of 3714 km² and has a population of 515,813...
- Garo Hills Autonomous District CouncilGaro Hills Autonomous District CouncilGaro Hills Autonomous District Council is seated at Tura and covers East Garo Hills district, West Garo Hills district and South Garo Hills. It is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Meghalaya state, and one of fourteen autonomous regions of India.- External links :*...
- East Garo Hills district
Persons
- Garo, a common ArmenianArmeniansArmenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
first name, shortened version of Karapet (Eastern ArmenianEastern Armenian languageEastern Armenian is one of the two standardized forms of modern Armenian , the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form pluricentric language....
) / Garabed (Western ArmenianWestern Armenian languageWestern Armenian is one of the two standardized forms of modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. The two standard forms form a pluricentric language. For historical reasons explained below, generally speaking, Western Armenian is used outside the Republic of Armenia, while Eastern...
) - Garo AidaGaro Aidais a Japanese photographer known widely for his erotic work. He has also worked in advertising, contributing his photographs to various Japanese companies' commercial ads, such as those by Fujitsu and Nippon Oil....
, a Japanese photographer - Garo H. ArmenGaro H. ArmenDr. Garo H. Armen is a Turkish-born, of Armenian descent, USA businessman.He was born on January 31, 1953, in Turkey. He moved to New York in 1970. According to the New York Times he became a messenger boy for a nonprofit Armenian organization. In the article Armen stated, "I worked five hours a...
, chairman and chief executive officer of Antigenics Inc - Garo GaboudagianGaro GaboudagianGaro Gaboudagian is a Lebanese-Armenian singer. His first full length album was released in 1990. Garo is very popular in Armenian communities worldwide. He has held concerts in multiple countries.- External links :*...
, a Lebanese-Armenian singer - Garo KahkejianGaro KahkejianGaro Kahkejian was a famed Armenian military commander and participant in the Nagorno-Karabakh war. He was the founder and commander of the «Խաչակիրներ» volunteer detachment, and was known by his nickname "The White Bear"....
, a famed Armenian military commander - Garo MafyanGaro MafyanGaro Mafyan is a famous Turkish musician and composer of Armenian descent.-Personal life:He grew up in Erenköy, Istanbul. He is married to Gülyüz Mafyan, and has a daughter named Damla. He is related to one of the founders of the Turkish Language Association, Agop Dilaçar as well as Levon...
, a famous Turkish musician and composer of Armenian descent - Garo SparoGaro SparoGaro Sparo is an American, New York City based couture design house. Its founder and head designer Garo Sparo works with many of NYC's most colorful characters and renowned fashion icons...
, American fashion designer - Garo YepremianGaro YepremianGarabed Sarkis "Garo" Yepremian is an Armenian-American former football placekicker in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during a career that spanned from 1966 to 1981. -Career:Yepremian was born in Larnaca, Cyprus to...
, former American football placekicker - Karekin PastermadjianKarekin PastermadjianKarekin Pastermadjian , more famously known by his nom de guerre Armen Garo / Armen Karo, was one of the distinguished leaders of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and an ambassador. He was the son of famous Armenian Haroutiun Pasdermadjian and the grandson of Khatchatour Efendi...
, a nationalist Armenian figure better known as Armen Garo
Entertainment
- Garo (TV series), a Japanese tokusatsu TV show, also known as GARO
- List of Garo characters
- Garo ProjectGARO ProjectGARO Project is a Japanese musical ensemble made up of the cast of the Garo television series. As a group, they released two singles in 2006 that featured the ending themes of the TV series and the made for TV movie Garo Special: Beast of the Midnight Sun.-Members:*Masaki Kyomoto: Producer,...
, a Japanese musical ensemble made up of the cast of the Garo television series
- Garo, a type of enemy from the Legend of Zelda series of video games, which debuted in Majora's Mask.
- Garo (Japanese rock group)Garo (Japanese rock group)GARO, was a '70s threepiece acoustic Japanese Rock group. The band was composed of Mark Horiuchi , Tommy Hidaka and Masumi "Vocal" Ohno . They recorded with Columbia and had a few chart hits, including no. 1 "Gakuseigai-no-Kissaten" in 1973...
, a Japanese rock group. - Garo (magazine)Garo (magazine)was a monthly manga anthology magazine in Japan, founded in 1964 by Katsuichi Nagai. It specialized in alternative and avant-garde manga.-History:...
, a Japanese monthly manga anthology.
Other
- Garo (genus), a genus of Fish from the family ChaudhuriidaeEarthworm eelThe earthworm eels are a family of small freshwater eel-like fish related to the swamp eels and spiny eels. The ten known species are literally the size and shape of earthworms, thus the family name...
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