Macau
pronunciation
How to pronounce Macau in British English:
UK [mə'kaʊ]
How to pronounce Macau in American English:
US [mə'kaʊ]
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- Noun:
- a Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999
Word Origin
- Macau
- from Portuguese corruption of southern Chinese ama (name of a patron goddess of sailors) + ngao "bay, port."
Example
- 1. Sands has made the biggest impact on macau .
- 2. This failed to mollify macau 's critics .
- 3. Transit to macau through hong kong has been blocked entirely .
- 4. Hong kong and macau are among other favoured tourism destinations .
- 5. A macau satellite broadcaster televised it and put it online .