Mao Zedong (1893–1976) was the leader of the People's Republic of China between 1949 and 1976.
Mao, or MAO, may also refer to:
People and tribes
- Mao (given name), Japanese given name
- Mao (surname), Chinese surname
- Mão, nickname of Brazilian beach soccer goalkeeper, Jenílson Rodrigues
Cultures
- Mao languages, a group of Omotic languages in western Ethiopia
- Anfillo language, which is also called the Southern Mao language
- Mao people (India), Naga tribe in India
- Mao language (India), the language of the Mao people in India
- A division of Shan people in Southeast Asia
Acronyms
- Manual analog override, see manual override
- Maximum tolerable period of disruption, also known as maximum allowable/acceptable outage
- Methylaluminoxane, a pyrophoric white solid
- Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, Lithuania
- Monoamine oxidase, a family of enzymes
- Plasma electrolytic oxidation, also known as microarc oxidation
Codes
- Eduardo Gomes International Airport (IATA: MAO), in Manaus, Brazil
- Martins Heron railway station (National Rail code: MAO), in Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Madgaon Junction railway station in Margao, Goa, India
Entertainment and media
- Mao (card game), a card game
- MAO (manga), a Japanese manga series
- Maō (TV series), a Japanese television series
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart, an American animated television series
- Mao: The Unknown Story, a 2005 biography of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong
- Mao, a character in the anime series Endro!
Places
- Mahón, also known as Maó, a city on the island of Minorca, Spain
- Mäo (disambiguation), several places
- Mao, Chad, a city in Chad
- Mao County, in Sichuan, China
- Santa Cruz de Mao, also known as Mao, a municipality of the Valverde province in the Dominican Republic
- Mao (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a legislative assembly constituency in Manipur state, India
Other uses
- Mah or Mao, the Zoroastrianism's divinity of the moon
- Mao (bird), a bird species Gymnomyza samoensis
- Mao (currency), 1/10 of a Chinese yuan
- Mao (restaurant chain), Asian-cuisine restaurant chain in Dublin, Ireland
- Ma‘o, a Hawaiian name for a species of cotton
- Maō, a demon or devil in Japanese mythology, folklore, and fiction
- Maotai, a brand of distilled Chinese liquor
See also
- Mu Alpha Theta (ΜΑΘ), the United States mathematics honor society for high school and two-year college students
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