Definitions for macaoməˈkaʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ma•caoməˈkaʊ(n.)
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).
Category: Geography (places)
the capital of this region.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Portuguese, Macáu.
Princeton's WordNet
Macao, Macau(noun)
a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
Webster Dictionary
Macao(noun)
a macaw
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Macao
small island at the mouth of the Canton River, 100 m. S. of Canton, forming with Colovane and Taipa since 1557 a Portuguese station (50, mostly Chinese); is a very healthy port, though very hot; formerly it was a centre of the Coolie trade, abolished in 1873, but its anchorage is bad, and since the rise of Hong-Kong its commerce has suffered severely; chief import opium, export tea; it is the head-quarters of French missions in China.
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