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Gander

Gander may refer to:

an adult male goose

Places

Canada

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Canada
Gander (electoral district), a provincial electoral district
Gander Academy, an elementary school in Gander
Gander Collegiate, a high school in Gander
Gander Mall, a one-floor shopping centre in Gander
Gander International Airport, a major airport in Newfoundland and Labrador
CFB Gander, also known as 9 Wing Gander, a Canadian air force base co-located at Gander International Airport
Gander Bay, Newfoundland
Gander Lake, Newfoundland
Gander River, Newfoundland

France/Luxembourg

Gander (Moselle), a small river in Luxembourg and France

People

Real

Andrew Gander, drummer for the Australian band Benders
Forrest Gander, an American poet and the author of various books of poetry, essays, fiction, and work in translation
Joseph Gander (1888-1954), Australian politician
Marc Gander, co-founder of the Consumer Action Group

Fictional

Gladstone Gander, a Walt Disney fictional character created by comic artist and writer Carl Barks
Goosetave Gander, a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck Universe, Gladstone Gander's father

Other

Gander (horse), a thoroughbred race horse
Gander Mountain, a hunting and fishing store
Gander Stakes, an ungraded stakes race for New York bred Thoroughbred race horses
Gander (dog), a Newfoundland dog, recipient of the Dickin Medal for bravery
Kokusai Ki-59, a 1940s Japanese light transport monoplane codenamed Gander by the Allies
USS Gander, a Danube class starship in the science fiction franchise Star Trek
To take a gander. The act of looking at something.[http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gan2.htm]

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Gander" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Polish.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Gander (Begriffsklärung), Japanese: ガンダー.


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