macau
noun
Simple meaning
A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
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məˈkaʊ
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Definition
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noun
A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
historical
A former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
historical
A former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.
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