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Goa
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A Portuguese possession in W. India, lying between the Western Ghâts and the sea-coast, 250 m. SE. of Bombay; large quantities of rice are raised in it; is hilly on the E. and covered with forests; it was captured in 1510 by Albuquerque. Old Goa, the former capital, has fallen from a populous and wealthy city into utter decay, its place being taken by Nova Goa or Panjim, on the Mandavi, 3 m. from the coast.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Goa'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/goa.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Goa'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/goa.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
