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Macáu

British  
/ məˈkau /

noun

  1. the Portuguese name for Macao

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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So close, in fact, that the singers ultimately chose to pair up for a terrifying, 233-metre tandem bungee jump from China's Macau tower.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Hong Kong and Macau were once the only places in China where people could publicly mourn Beijing's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Chang: I happened to be in Macau the week before Hong Kong for an event that was kind of like an Asian version of the Laver Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Its Macau operations improved, but Las Vegas resorts continued to struggle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Macau   Macau's economy has enjoyed strong growth in recent years on   the back of its expanding tourism and gaming sectors.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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