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Macau may refer to:

  • Macau, a port city in Brazil

Same pronunciation: A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqū; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeūi) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Gironde is a département in the southwest of France named after the Gironde Estuary. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

  • Macaw, a parrot specie
  • Macao, a village in Portugal

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Macau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2096 words)
Macau prospered as a port and was the subject of repeated attempts by the Dutch to conquer it in the 17th century.
It refers to the northern part of the Macau peninsula, and the northern part of the Macau peninsula is situated near the border of China.
Macau consists of a peninsula, and the islands of Taipa and Coloane.
Macau (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (109 words)
Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Macau, a commune in the Gironde département of France
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