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San Ma Lou

San Ma Lou proper noun: nickname for Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro: a street and area of Macau.

Proper noun

San Ma Lou

  1. Nickname for Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro: a street and area of Macau.
    • Our San Ma Lou Sub-branch will set up intelligent banking area and self-banking service area on the ground floor; cash business and non-cash business services area on the first floor, and prestigious wealth management center on the second floor.2019 December 16, Bank of China Macau Branch, “Notice Regarding Resumption of San Ma Lou Sub-branch from December 18”, in Bank of China, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026
    • Lei also said that in addition to improving the people flow in the local main thoroughfare, the government’s plan of turning San Ma Lou into a pedestrianised area during the Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays could also boost Macau’s economy.2023 January 30, Yuki Lei, “Macau's San Ma Lou pedestrianised area attracts 93,000 visitors over CNY”, in Macau Post Daily, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2026

Forms of San Ma Lou

alternative formSan Ma Lo
alternative formSam Ma Lou

Origin of San Ma Lou

Borrowed from Cantonese 新馬路 /新马路 (san¹ maa⁵ lou⁶, literally “new road”).

Questions about San Ma Lou

What does San Ma Lou mean?
San Ma Lou means nickname for Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro: a street and area of Macau.
What part of speech is San Ma Lou?
San Ma Lou is a proper noun.

Words near San Ma Lou in the dictionary

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  3. San Luis Talpa
  4. San Luis Valley syndrome
  5. San Luis Village
  6. San Ma Lou
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  8. San Manuel
  9. San Marcelino
  10. San Marcial
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