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MACAO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
Synonyms:
Macao; Macau
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)