1.
[syn: Macao, Macau]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Macao \Ma*ca"o\, n. (Zool.)
A macaw.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Macao \Ma*ca"o\, prop. n.
A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang river on the
South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal. Also, the
capital city of this territory.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Macao
n 1: a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China
and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China
in 1999 [syn: Macao, Macau]