Wawa
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Wawa may refer to:
- Water Authority of Western AustraliaWater Authority of Western AustraliaThe Water Authority of Western Australia was also known as WAWA from its establishment in 1985 under the Water Authority Act 1984 until it was corporatised and renamed Water Corporation in 1996.-Further reading:...
- Wawa Food Markets, a convenience store/gas station chain in the United States
- Wawa (tree) or Triplochiton scleroxylonTriplochiton scleroxylonTriplochiton scleroxylon is a tropical tree of Africa. This timber is also known as Abachi, under the Nigerian name obeche, the Ghana name wawa, the Cameroon name ayous and Ivory Coast name samba....
, an African tree - Chinook JargonChinook JargonChinook Jargon originated as a pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread during the 19th century from the lower Columbia River, first to other areas in modern Oregon and Washington, then British Columbia and as far as Alaska, sometimes taking on characteristics of a creole language...
, also known as "the Wawa" or Chinuk Wawa - "Bos el Wawa", a song by Haifa WehbeHaifa WehbeHaifa Wehbe born in Mahrouna, Lebanon on March 10, 1976 is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer born to a Lebanese father and Egyptian mother who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for Miss Lebanon and later through the release of her debut album Houwa El-Zaman in 2002...
- "Wawa" is a song performed by Lizzy Mercier DesclouxLizzy Mercier DesclouxLizzy Mercier Descloux was a French singer and musician, a pioneer in the worldbeat genre, as well as a writer and painter....
- WawaWawa languageWawa is a Mambiloid language spoken in a small region of Cameroon and in an adjoining bit of Nigeria. It is spoken by about 3000 people in three main dialects.All speakers are bilingual, often in Fulfulde.-External Link:**...
, a language of Cameroon - a Chinese word for doll
People
- Wawrzyniec ("Wawa") Żuławski (1916–1957), a Polish mountaineer, composer and writer
- Baba Wawa, an impersonation of Barbara WaltersBarbara WaltersBarbara Jill Walters is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. She has hosted morning television shows , the television newsmagazine , former co-anchor of the ABC Evening News, and current contributor to ABC News.Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news...
played by Gilda RadnerGilda RadnerGilda Susan Radner was an American comedian and actress, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which she won an Emmy Award in 1978.-Early life:... - Wawa is the name of a DJ/producer duo
- Dyah WawaWawa of MataramSri Maharaja Rakai Pangkaja Dyah Wawa Sri Wijayalokanamottungga, better known in Indonesia as Dyah Wawa, was the last ruler of the Mataram Kingdom in Central Java, Indonesia . What is known of him is mainly thanks to an inscription engraved on the so-called "Minto Stone".Wawa's son-in-law and...
, king of Mataram in Central JavaCentral JavaCentral Java is a province of Indonesia. The administrative capital is Semarang. It is one of six provinces on the island of Java.This province is the province of high Human Development in Indonesia and its Points Development Index countries is equivalent to Lebanon. The province of Central Java...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
(r. 924–929)
Geographical objects
- Wawa, OntarioWawa, OntarioWawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, the township was officially renamed for its largest and best-known community in 2009....
, Canada - Wawa, PennsylvaniaWawa, PennsylvaniaWawa is an unincorporated community located in Middletown Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Named for the Ojibwe word for "goose" ,Wawa was originally known as Grubb's Bridge...
, United States - Wawa, Orani, BataanOrani, BataanOrani is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 59,530 people in 10,810 households.-Barangays:Orani is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.-External links:*****...
, Philippines - Wawa, TogoWawa, TogoWawa is a prefecture located in the Plateaux Region of Togo. The prefecture seat is located in Badou....
, Africa - Wawa RiverWawa RiverWawa River refers to two rivers:Wawa River located in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines is the name of the headwaters of Marikina River, a few kilometers north of the capital city Manila. The Wawa Dam was created during the American era to serve the water needs of Metro Manila. It used to be the only...
, a river in the Philippines