Definitions for macau
məˈkaʊmacau

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1. Macao, Macaunoun

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

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1. Macaunoun

   Same as Macao, the territory.

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1. Macaunoun

   A city just west of Hong Kong, a highly autonomous special region of China, previously under Portuguese control.

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1. Macau

   Macau or Macao (English: (listen); Portuguese: [mɐˈkaw]; Chinese: 澳門, Cantonese: [ōu.mǔːn]), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a population of about 680,000 and an area of 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world. Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal as a trading post by the Ming dynasty in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until 1999, when it was transferred to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems". The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese architecture in the city's historic centre led to its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.Originally a sparsely populated collection of coastal islands, Macau, often referred to as the "Las Vegas of the East", has become a major resort city and a top destination for gambling tourism, with a gambling industry seven times larger than that of Las Vegas. The city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, US$43,770 in 2021, and its GDP per capita by purchasing power parity is one of the highest in the world. It has a very high Human Development Index, as calculated by the Macau government, and the fourth-highest life expectancy in the world. The territory is highly urbanised; two-thirds of the total land area is built on land reclaimed from the sea.

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1. macau

   Macau, also spelled Macao, is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located on the southeast coast of China, bordering the Guangdong Province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. It is known for its large casinos and malls on the Cotai Strip, which earned it the nickname "Las Vegas of Asia." Macau was a Portuguese territory until 1999, making it a unique blend of Chinese and Portuguese cultures. It operates under the "one country, two systems" principle, which guarantees a high degree of autonomy except in foreign and defense affairs.

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1. Macau

   Macau, also spelled Macao, is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong Kong to the east, bordered by Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing. A former Portuguese colony, Macau was administered by Portugal from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it was the last remaining European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 1550s. In 1557, Macau was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as a trading port. The Portuguese administered the city under Chinese authority and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire. Sovereignty over Macau was transferred back to China on 20 December 1999. The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration and the Basic Law of Macau stipulate that Macau operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049, fifty years after the transfer. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the PRC's Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defense and foreign affairs, while Macau maintains its own legal system, police force, monetary system, customs policy, and immigration policy. Macau participates in many international organizations and events that do not require members to possess national sovereignty.

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1. Macau

   Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China since December 20, 1999 with its own constitution. The island of Macau and adjacent islands are located off the southeast coast of China.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of macau in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of macau in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of macau in a Sentence

1. Henry Tam:

   This is a 15-20 year project, the area is four times the size of Macau's Cotai strip.

2. Ms Leong:

   People in Macau are more satisfied. Everyone is secure with their jobs. We have annual payments. We are comfortable and we are grateful for it.

3. Ralph Recto:

   There are junket operators who are from Macau, so it (the money) may find its way back to Macau.

4. Wuer Kaixi:

   The reason people still remember (1989), other than the mere importance of it, is also because the Communist Party is still conducting all of these brutal acts and atrocities within China against Uighur people, against Tibetans, Hong Kong, Macau, and even conducting threats against neighboring countries like Taiwan, that will remind people that this regime, todays acts of this regime, is the same regime that massacred peaceful demonstrators 30 years ago.

5. David Bain:

   Arrival increases bode well for Macau's longer-term bull thesis which includes an unparalleled geographic gaming location, small mainland penetration and upcoming multi-staged infrastructure improvements.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=macau
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=macau
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Macau
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=macau