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macao

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for macao.

Editorial note

If you're interested I can confirm that a passport is all you need to get into Macao as a U.

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Quick take

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of macao gathered in one view.

noun

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong

noun

Alternative spelling of Macau:

noun

(historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for macao.

noun

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong

noun

Alternative spelling of Macau:

noun

(historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999

Example sentences

1

If you're interested I can confirm that a passport is all you need to get into Macao as a U.

2

So is China, but in effect it isn't, because of Hong Kong and Macao having quite different laws.

3

Getting HK or Macao PR is almost impossible - you have a better shot getting Shanghai or Beijing hukou.

4

Two companies I've worked at moved the low level accounting tasks to India and Macao respectively.

5

I think the opium trade may have had something to do with that (and with the wealth of Macao as well).

6

Within a few days I had several emails from people in Macao saying the name of the country was wrong and needed to be fixed.

7

We should unswervingly implement the policy of One Country, Two Systems, and support Hong Kong and Macao in better integrating into the overall development of our country and maintaining long-term prosperity and stability.

8

Not long ago, I attended the opening ceremony of the National Games, and I was glad to see Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao coming together in unity and acting in unison.

9

For example, compare Montenegro (.me), Macao (.mo), Mongolia (.mn), Malta (.mt), Madagascar (.mg), Mauritania (.mr), etc.

10

Some stories about the supernote sound more like legend than fact — like its being laundered by a bank in Macao called the Banco Delta Asia, or several thousand of them somehow appearing overnight in Lima, threatening to tip over the entire Peruvian economy.

11

Don't forget that the regular operation of Chinese policing is already much less free than what Americans are used to, plus the restrictions on internal freedom of migration (Hukou, less onerous than it used to be, plus the two SAR of Macao and HK).

Quote examples

1

If you ask native speakers from Hongkong, Macao, and Guangdong, all of them will say "the other sounds weird"...

2

Suitcases full of cash (or gold) which you hope the customs officials won't notice, multiple trips to Hong Kong, junket trips (paying for credit at a casino in Macao, then "withdrawing" through a roulette table).

3

This family of bogus notes has been given its own title, one that befits its almost mythical stature: the North Korean supernote." "Some stories about the supernote sound more like legend than fact — like its being laundered by a bank in Macao called the Banco Delta Asia, or several thousand of them somehow appearing overnight in Lima, threatening to tip over the entire Peruvian economy.

Proper noun examples

1

It means China, Tibet, Macao, Hong Kong and Taiwan according to Apple.

2

Quebec students ranked sixth in the world, tied with Japan and Macao, and ahead of the Netherlands.

3

It is interesting, my EU iPhone can use Chinese eSims unrestricted in Mainland (via trip.com), advertised as HK/Macao/Mainland travel eSims.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use macao in a sentence?

If you're interested I can confirm that a passport is all you need to get into Macao as a U.

What does macao mean?

A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong

What part of speech is macao?

macao is commonly used as noun.