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Dom João

Dom João proper noun: a former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin.

Proper noun

Dom João

  1. (historical) A former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin.
    • The Catholic being the state religion of Portugal, the prisons and the five government hospitals at Macao and in Portuguese Timor are all open to the ministrations of Catholic priests and sisters; three of these hospitals have chaplains of their own. The government also maintains on the islands of...1910, Francis J. Bacchus, “Macao”, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, volume IX, New York: Robert Appleton Company, →OCLC, page 482, column 1
    • Today, Ilha Verde and Taipa are administered by Portugal whereas the other territories discussed in these papers are under Chinese administration. In the prologue to the paper concerning Dom João (Xiaohengqin Island), the author indicates that he was preparing similar papers concerning Coloane and...1989, Richard Louis Edmonds, “Geography and Geology”, in Macau, volume 105, Clio Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9

Examples of Dom João in a sentence

  • The government also maintains on the islands of Coloane and Dom João, near Macao, two leperhouses, which are frequently visited by missionaries and sisters.1910, Francis J. Bacchus, “Macao”, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, volume IX, New York: Robert Appleton Company, →OCLC, page 482, column 1:
  • In the prologue to the paper concerning Dom João (Xiaohengqin Island), the author indicates that he was preparing similar papers concerning Coloane and Tai-Vong-Cam (Dahengqin) Islands.1989, Richard Louis Edmonds, “Geography and Geology”, in Macau, volume 105, Clio Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:
  • 1937 (3 December) Memorandum on boundaries of Macau relating to Lapa, Dom João and Vong Cam (Montanha) signed between consul for Portugal and consul for Japan in Hong Kong.2016, “Timeline”, in Geoffrey C. Gunn, editor, Wartime Macau: Under the Japanese Shadow, HKU Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 194:

Origin of Dom João

From Portuguese Dom João.

Questions about Dom João

What does Dom João mean?
Dom João means a former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin.
How do you use Dom João in a sentence?
The government also maintains on the islands of Coloane and Dom João, near Macao, two leperhouses, which are frequently visited by missionaries and sisters.
What part of speech is Dom João?
Dom João is a proper noun.

Words near Dom João in the dictionary

  1. Dolyna
  2. Dolynska
  3. Dolywern
  4. dom
  5. dom drop
  6. Dom João
  7. dom palm
  8. dom palms
  9. Dom Pedro
  10. Dom Pedros
  11. Dom Pérignon

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