English Explanatory Dictionary

Macau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
  2. a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.

Pronunciation

/məˈkaʊ/ mə-kou′ Macau pronunciation.mp3

Word forms

Macau Macao Amacao

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Macau, from Hokkien. See Portuguese Macau for more info.

Synonyms

Aomen

Derived words

Macanese Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
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