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Gambling mecca by the South China Sea
Answer for the clue "Gambling mecca by the South China Sea ", 5 letters:
macau
Alternative clues for the word macau
- Hong Kong neighbor: Var
- Once an island bird losing half its tail?
- Popular gambling tourist spot in China that was part of Portugal until 1999
- Portuguese colony off China
- Former Portuguese colony in China, to the Portuguese
- Portuguese enclave in China
- Resort city in southern China
- Last European colony in Asia
- Asian gambling destination
Word definitions for macau in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
from Portuguese corruption of southern Chinese ama (name of a patron goddess of sailors) + ngao "bay, port."
Usage examples of macau.
Macau and listened to the chirrup of insects and the beat of her heart.
If it hadn’t been for the Mystery Money from Macau, no mystery to me, and to think of that strange woman who dismembers her husband but pays her bills, I’d have been pinched.
We have the two Zodiacs along with seven of our people trying to get out of Macau waters.