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Definition of Macau

1. Noun. A former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999.

Definition of Macau

1. Proper noun. A city just west of Hong Kong, a highly autonomous special region of China, previously under Portuguese control. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macau

Literary usage of Macau

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Asia by Centre for Co-operation with Non-members (1999)
"INSURANCE SYSTEM AND SUPERVISION IN macau I. Insurance System and Supervision 1. Introduction This report briefly describes the Territory's insurance system ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... of Gregory XIII, with its see in the Portuguese settlement of Macao (or macau), ... do Santo Nome de Deus de macau . The commercial prosperity of Macao, ..."

3. China and Hong Kong by Brigitte Lee (2003)
"The City, The Islands A Portuguese colony since the I middle of the 16th century, macau was returned to China at the end of 1999. ..."

4. Hakluytus Posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"... times and courses in five yeeres space to Bantam, Patania, Japan, the Manillas, macau, and the Coast of China, with other Indian Ports. 1618. ..."

5. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1905)
"... sailing divers times and courses in five yeeres space to Bantam, Patania, Japan, the Manillas, macau, and the Coast of China, with other Indian Ports. ..."

6. The Canadian Monthly and National Review by William White (1878)
"... Horn BOA Wykeham Hall, formerly the residence of the late Sir JB macau lay, which was first acquired by .the school in 1870, and greatly enlarged, ..."

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