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MACAU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Macau mean?
• MACAU (noun)
The noun MACAU has 1 sense:
1. a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
Familiarity information: MACAU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Macao; Macau
Instance hypernyms:
possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
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