Aomen
Syllables: Ao·men/ˈaʊ.mən/
Aomen proper noun: synonym of Macau: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in China's English-language media).
Proper noun
Aomen
- Synonym of Macau: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in China's English-language media).
- Navarrete’s missionary activities came to an abrupt halt in 1664 when a fierce and general persecution broke out. All missionaries were to be brought to Beijing by imperial command and then conducted to Guangzhou. Morever the prohibition of maritime trade along the coastline of Guangdong was to be...1982, Emily Byrne Curtis, “Snuff and Chinese Snuff Bottles: An Historical View”, in Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Edward Choate O'Dell Collection, The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, →ISBN...
- The mountainous region on the western shore of the Pearl River bay, from Humen on the north to Aomen on the south, divided from the rest of the mainland by the main channel of the West River and including the islands immediately offshore, constituted a roughly defined but coherent geographical...1996, Jonathan Porter, “Boundaries: On the Periphery”, in Macau, The Imaginary City: Culture and Society, 1557 to the Present, Westview Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 43–44
- Synonyms:
- Macau
Examples of Aomen in a sentence
- While he obtained for Aomen an exemption from the regulation requiring removal inland, the regulation relating to trade and commerce remained in force.1982, Emily Byrne Curtis, “Snuff and Chinese Snuff Bottles: An Historical View”, in Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Edward Choate O'Dell...
- Most of the early arrivals were Portuguese traders who were allowed to establish a settlement at Aomen (Macao) in the 1550s.2003, J. A. G. Roberts, “China at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century”, in The Complete History of China, Sutton Publishing, →ISBN...
- It also raises the question of whether Hong Kong and Macau are soon to be replaced in English by Xianggang and Aomen.2019 February 17, Philip Bowring, “Duterte’s proposal to change the Philippines’ name highlights the vexed history of place nomenclature”...
Synonyms of Aomen
Origin of Aomen
From Mandarin 澳門 /澳门 (Àomén).
Questions about Aomen
- What does Aomen mean?
- Aomen means synonym of Macau: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (especially in China's English-language media).
- How do you use Aomen in a sentence?
- While he obtained for Aomen an exemption from the regulation requiring removal inland, the regulation relating to trade and commerce remained in force.
- What part of speech is Aomen?
- Aomen is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Aomen?
- Aomen is pronounced /ˈaʊ.mən/.
Words near Aomen in the dictionary
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