A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
Used in a Sentence
macau
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for macau.
Editorial note
He was visiting a monastery in Macau to view some very old texts brought by the first Portuguese priests.
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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 macau gathered in one view.
(historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for macau.
noun
A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
noun
(historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.
Example sentences
He was visiting a monastery in Macau to view some very old texts brought by the first Portuguese priests.
I have only been to HK and Macau but never to the China mainland.
There was almost nothing in Hong Kong before the opium wars -- a couple of thousand people in fishing villages -- but the Portuguese were in Macau for ~400 years.
Other places where for sure you can find them: Paris (and other cities in france), Brussels, Luxembourg, Newark (US), Toronto, Petersham (Sydney), Poland (at Biedronka, a Portuguese supermarkets chain), Macau and other Portuguese ex-colonies.
The Portuguese were consigned to stay on Macau, and trade via a guild of registered Chinese merchants in Canton, the Cohong.
But, who knows, maybe the mindset will breakdown and they will squander it --ie lose it all in places like Macau.
China (including special areas Macau, Hong Kong) should learn to respect an intellectual property.
Indeed, they were popularized in Hong Kong via Macau: Custard tarts derived from the Portuguese pastry were introduced in Hong Kong in the 1940s by cha chaan tengs via the Portuguese colony of Macau.
The majority of profits of Las Vegas Sands (Sheldon Adelson) and Wynn Resorts Limited (Steve Wynn) comes from properties they built in Macau.
Similar options have been available for years in China; most (all?) of the major carriers offer cross-border SIMs for Hong Kong and Macau, e.g.
CET had option to build property on Kotai strip in Macau.
Macau would probably be a better subject if that's your aim.
Quote examples
Wikipedia doesn't entirely agree with you: "Both horizontal and vertical writing are used in Japan, as well as in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan where the Traditional Chinese orthography is used.
IRG members include Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei Computer Association, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam and United States." So this criticism of English speakers seems pretty unfounded!
Proper noun examples
The Portuguese were consigned to stay on Macau, and trade via a guild of registered Chinese merchants in Canton, the Cohong.
But, who knows, maybe the mindset will breakdown and they will squander it --ie lose it all in places like Macau.
China (including special areas Macau, Hong Kong) should learn to respect an intellectual property.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use macau in a sentence?
He was visiting a monastery in Macau to view some very old texts brought by the first Portuguese priests.
What does macau mean?
A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.
What part of speech is macau?
macau is commonly used as noun.