Pau

¹ American

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.

P.A.U. ² American

abbreviation

Pan American Union.

Pau ¹ British

/ po /

noun

a city in SW France: residence of the French kings of Navarre; tourist centre for the Pyrenees. Pop: 78 732 (1999)

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PAU ² British

abbreviation

Pan American Union

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Thus, Pau centre pair Emilien Gailleton and Fabien Brau-Boirie -- try-scorers against Wales -- retain their places with Bordeaux-Begles duo Nicolas Depoortere and Yoram Moefana still sidelined.

From Barron's

Teenage star Lamine Yamal missed a penalty for Barcelona, who took the lead through defender Pau Cubarsi just before the hour mark.

From Barron's

Barcelona eventually took the lead through Pau Cubarsi's header from Jules Kounde's cross after 59 minutes, but Girona swiftly pulled level.

From Barron's

Barca's Pau Cubarsi had a goal controversially ruled out for offside in the second half, with the VAR review taking a long time and it not being made clear who was offside at which point for spectators in the stadium or watching on television.

From Barron's

“Okay, Clara can choose what we do when the project is all pau.”

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