Macau

Ma·cau

also Ma·cao  (mə-kou′)

A city and administrative region of southeast China comprising the Macau Peninsula and two offshore islands in the South China Sea west of Hong Kong. A Portuguese trading post was established here in 1557 and became a free port in 1849. Macau was a Portuguese overseas province until 1999, when it reverted to Chinese sovereignty. It has a large tourism industry and many casinos.

Macau

(məˈkau)

n

(Placename) the Portuguese name for Macao

Ma•cao

(məˈkaʊ)

n.

1. a former Portuguese overseas territory in S China, comprising a peninsula in the Zhu Jiang delta and two adjacent islands: a special administrative region of China since 1999. 426,400; 6 sq. mi. (16 sq. km).

2. the capital of this region.

Portuguese, Macáu.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Macau - a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999 Macao

Translations

Macao

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Macao

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Macau

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