Tawa
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Tawa may refer to:
- TavaTavaA tava, tawa, saj, or sac is a large, flat or convex disc-shaped griddle made from metal, usually sheet iron, cast iron, sheet steel or aluminium. It is used in south, central, and west Asia for cooking a variety of flatbreads and as a griddle for meat...
, an Indian cooking implement - Tawa (tree)Tawa (tree)The Tawa tree is a New Zealand broadleaf tree common in the central parts of the country. Tawa is often the dominant canopy species in lowland forests in the North Island and the north east of the South Island, but will also often form the subcanopy in primary forests throughout the country in...
, after which the New Zealand suburb is named - A early variation on the name of the Ottawa tribeOttawa (tribe)The Odawa or Ottawa, said to mean "traders," are a Native American and First Nations people. They are one of the Anishinaabeg, related to but distinct from the Ojibwe nation. Their original homelands are located on Manitoulin Island, near the northern shores of Lake Huron, on the Bruce Peninsula in...
- Tawa (mythology), a solar deitySolar deityA solar deity is a sky deity who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Solar deities and sun worship can be found throughout most of recorded history in various forms...
in PuebloPuebloPueblo is a term used to describe modern communities of Native Americans in the Southwestern United States of America. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment-like structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material...
mythology; see also List of solar deities - Tawa (dinosaur)Tawa (dinosaur)Tawa is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic period. It is estimated to have been 2 m long...
, a dinosaur named after the Pueblo sun god - A mexican comic's character in the sixties. He has its own comic printed in brown and white color tones. He lived in a forest and had some unique characters as friends: homcabagui (man-horse-eagle)and Etreuf, a giant like strong man. By the way, "Etreuf" is the inverse of "fuerte," meaning strong in English. Was distributed in most Spanish speaking countries.
Places
- Tawa RiverTawa RiverThe Tawa River is a tributary of the Narmada River of central India.-Course:The Tawa is the Narmada's longest tributary, at 172 km. It rises in the Satpura Range of Betul and flowing north and west, joins the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan in Hoshangabad District.-Dam:In 1958,...
, in central India - Tawa, New ZealandTawa, New ZealandTawa is the northernmost suburb of Wellington located between Churton Park and Porirua in the North Island of New Zealand. It takes its name from the broadleaf tree, which was once prolific throughout the area, although its most famous tree is the Bucket Tree, a group of large macrocarpa with the...
, a suburb of Wellington- Tawa AFCTawa AFCTawa AFC is an association football club in Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand. They are competing the Central Premier League, which they last won in 1994.-External links:**...
, an association football club - Tawa CollegeTawa CollegeTawa College is a coeducational school situated in Tawa, New Zealand, and its principal is Murray Lucas. The Tawa College magazine is called Tawahi . There are currently around 80 teaching staff and 20 support staff...
, a coeducational school in Tawa, New Zealand
- Tawa AFC
- Tawa (Edmonton), a residential neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada
- Tawa (crater), an impact creater on Rhea