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Cao

Cao proper noun: a state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.

Proper noun (1)

Cao

  1. (historical) A state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.
  2. A county in Heze Prefecture, Shandong, China.
  3. A surname.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: CAO

CAO

  1. (Ireland, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Central Applications Office, the official body tasked with handling applications for students' first year of college.

Adjective capitalized: CAO

CAO (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of conscious, alert and oriented.

Origin of Cao

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曹 (Cáo).

Phrases with Cao

Questions about Cao

What does Cao mean?
Cao means a state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.
What part of speech is Cao?
Cao can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Cao in the dictionary

  1. canzonettes
  2. canzoni
  3. canzons
  4. CANZUK
  5. Canóvanas
  6. Cao
  7. Cao Bằng
  8. Cao Dai
  9. Caoayan
  10. Caoayan-Kiling
  11. caoba

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cao (page history and authors); CAO (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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