[country subdivision] Gau (plural Gaue, Dutch: gouw, Frisian: gea or goa) is a German term for a region within a country, often a former or actual province. It was used in medieval times, when it can be seen as roughly corresponding to an English shire. The administrative use of the term was revived as a subdivision during the period of Naz... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gau_(country_subdivision)
[region] Front dust-jacket of Birds Britannica (first edition, published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus in 2005). ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gau_(region)
(from the article `Low Countries, history of`) ...ones (Herstal, Meerssen, Nijmegen, Aix-la-Chapelle) and where they also possessed extensive crown estates. Their authority (bannus) was delegated ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/13