Macao

geographical name

Ma·​cao mə-ˈkau̇ 

variants or Macau or Chinese Aomen

ˈau̇-ˈmən 

1

peninsula in the province of Guangdong, southeastern China, in the Xi River delta west of Hong Kong

2

special administrative region of southeastern China comprising Macao Peninsula and two small adjacent islands; formerly a Portuguese overseas territory with the city of Macao as its capital area 9.1 square miles (23.6 square kilometers), population 552,503

Note: The economy of Macao is based to a large extent on casinos and tourism.

3

city in the special administrative region of Macao population 469,000

Macanese

ˌmä-kə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs

noun