Macau /məˈkaʊ/ noun2 •A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.At the height of the Covid wave, some mainland residents ventured across the border to the Chinese territory of Macau to find foreign-made mRNA vaccines. — 2023 •(historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.Within 20 years, Macau had become an international city and one of the richest places on earth, thanks to investment in the cargoes shipped through the port. — 1990
