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Definition: Macao |
MacaoNoun1. A Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Macao" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A Portuguese colony on the island of Macao and adjacent islands off the southeast coast of China. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: MacaoSynonym: Macau (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Macao |
| English words defined with "Macao": coco de macao ♦ Macao monetary unit ♦ pataca. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Macao" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Macao), Italian (macaw). |
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Movie/TV Titles | Die Hölle von Macao (1967) Macao (1952) L'enfer du jeu Macao (1942) China River Scene at Macao (1898) Macao (1997) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Such steps will complement efforts by Microsoft and other vendors to seek government procurement Chinese cities such as Dalian and Macao for the legal sales of software. (references) | |
In the first three months of 2000, state-owned and state controlled enterprises posted only 0.41% increase in production, while collectively-owned enterprises recorded a 6.71% rise, and enterprises involving investment from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries reported an 11.61% increase. (references) | ||
Economic History | China | Since its establishment, the People's Republic has worked vigorously to win international support for its position that it is the sole legitimate government of all China, including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. (references) |
Trade | China | Products subject to strict licensing controls include dual-use chemicals, chemical precursors, heavy water, and exports of fish, fresh vegetables and fruits to Hong Kong and Macao. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Macao" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Macao" is used about 102 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 102 | 32,309 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Macao": coco de macao ♦ Macao monetary unit. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "Macao": pro-macao. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
macao | 100 |
riu palace macao | 56 |
ara macao | 9 |
macao tower | 5 |
macao riu | 4 |
macao university | 4 |
daily macao | 3 |
macao palace rui | 3 |
macao palace review riu | 2 |
macao palace picture riu | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Macao"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 澳門 (Aomen), 澳门. (various references) | |
Czech | Portugalský Ostrov (Madeira). (various references) | |
Danish | Handels-og samarbejdsaftale mellem Det Europæiske Økonomiske Fælleskab og Macao (Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao). (various references) | |
Dutch | Macao (scarlet macaw). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Makaŭo. (various references) | |
French | MO (Macao-ISO code, Macau, Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, managed object), Macao-code ISO (Macao-ISO code), MAC (disseminated MAC disease, Macao-ISO code), Accord commercial et de coopération entre la Communauté économique européenne et Macao (Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao). (various references) | |
German | Abkommen über Handel und Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und Macau (Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao). (various references) | |
Italian | Accordo sugli scambi e sulla cooperazione tra la Comunit economica europea e Macao (Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 阿媽港 (Macau). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あま"う (Macau). (various references) | |
Korean | 마카오. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acaomay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Macadamizar. (various references) | |
Spanish | Acuerdo comercial y de cooperación entre la Comunidad Económica Europea y Macao (Agreement for trade and cooperation between the European Economic Community and Macao). (various references) | |
Thai | มาเก๊า. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Macao" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Akao, Amancio, Amca, Maasgau, Maca, macab, macac, Macaig, Macam, Macas, macau, Macbain, Maccam, Maccas, Maceo, Macevoy, Macfoy, Machakos, Macie, Macii, Macimo, Macivor, Macizo, Mackal, Macko, Maclou, Macnair, Makau, Maklakov, Manchago, Mapai, Marajo, Masae, Mascio, Massaro, Massau, M'caig, Miao, micao, Michabo, Msa-aa, Mubako, Mwco, Nacae, Nakao, Naoac, Qmacmac. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Macao" (pronounced 'Ma*ca"o'): Cacao, Locao. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-m-o" | |
-1 letter: coma. | |
-2 letters: ama, cam, mac, moa, moc, oca. | |
-3 letters: aa, am, ma, mo, om. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-m-o" | |
+1 letter: caeoma, macaco. | |
+2 letters: acromia, cabomba, caeomas, camorra, commata, macacos, manioca, marcato, sarcoma. | |
+3 letters: achromat, acromial, ammoniac, anatomic, apogamic, armonica, aromatic, atamasco, atomical, cabombas, cambogia, camisado, camorras, cardamom, cardamon, catacomb, celomata, chloasma, coachman, comanage, comatula, glaucoma, macaroni, macaroon, maccaboy, maiolica, majolica, mandioca, maniocas, marocain, maxicoat, monachal, pachadom, sarcomas, trachoma. | |
+4 letters: accompany, achromats, acrosomal, amaurotic, ammoniacs, anchorman, antimacho, armonicas, aromatics, atamascos, automatic, axiomatic, cambogias, camisados, carambola, carbamino, carcinoma, cardamoms, cardamons, catacombs, catamount, charwoman, cladogram, cobalamin, cockamamy, coelomata, comanaged, comanager, comanages, comatulae, combatant, cyclorama, docudrama, egomaniac, glaucomas, guacamole, hackamore, harmonica, macaronic, macaronis, macaroons, maccaboys, macerator, maiolicas, majolicas, mandiocas, marocains, maxicoats, monarchal, myocardia, pachadoms, panoramic, procambia, sarcomata, scalogram, scotomata, trachomas. | |
+5 letters: achromatic, acoelomate, acromegaly, ammoniacal, anamorphic, anatomical, aposematic, atomically, automatics, axoplasmic, backgammon, blackamoor, calamitous, calamondin, camelopard, camisadoes, camorrista, camouflage, camphorate, carambolas, carcinomas, cardiogram, carmagnole, catabolism, catamounts, chairwoman, chloasmata, cladograms, cobalamins, cochairman, cockamamie, colobomata, columbaria, comanagers, comanaging, combatants, commandant, comparable, comparably, comparator, crematoria, cycloramas, demoniacal, docudramas, dogmatical, egomaniacs, emaciation, guacamoles, hackamores, harmonicas, lacrimator, macaronics, macaronies, maceration, macerators, machinator, macrophage, macroscale, maculation, malacology, malefactor, malolactic, maraschino, mascarpone, masticator, matchboard, microfarad, microfauna, miscatalog, monarchial, monochasia, monomaniac, morganatic, mosaically, mycetomata, mycoplasma, myocardial, oceanarium, procambial, pyromaniac, sarcolemma, sarcoplasm, sarcosomal, scalograms, scaramouch, scleromata, simoniacal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 63 61 6F |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. .- --- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100011 01100001 01101111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a c a o |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0063 0061 006F |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4767696781 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Orthography 16. Bibliography |
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