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Macao Definition

Ma·cao (mə ko̵u′)

  1. administrative zone of China, consisting of a peninsula & two small adjacent islands at the mouth of the Zhu River, west of Hong Kong: formerly under Portuguese administration: 6.6 sq mi (17 sq km); pop. 339,000

  2. its capital, a seaport coextensive with the peninsula

Macao Related Forms

Mac′·a·nese (mak′ə nēz′) noun pl. -·nese′

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