Macanese, of or from
Macau
Macau or Macao is a special administrative regions of China, special administrative region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). With a population of about people and a land area of , it is the most List of countries and dependencies by p ...
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Macanese people
The Macanese people (, ) are a multiracial East Asian ethnic group that originated in Macau in the 16th century, consisting of people of predominantly mixed Cantonese and Portuguese as well as Malay, Japanese, Sinhalese, and Indian anc ...
, a mixed ethnic group from Macau
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Macanese Patois
Macanese patois (endonym: ) is a Portuguese-based creole language with a substrate from Cantonese, Malay and Sinhala, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macau. It is now spoken by a few famili ...
, a Portuguese-based creole language
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Macanese cuisine
Macanese cuisine ( zh, 澳門土生葡菜, ) is mainly influenced by Chinese cuisine, especially Cantonese cuisine and European cuisine, predominantly Portuguese cuisine and influences from Southeast Asia and the Lusophone world, due to Macau's ...
, a term mainly refers to the creole Portuguese cuisine of Macau
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Macau people
Macau people ( zh, t=澳門人) are people who originate from or live in Macau.
Besides their use to refer to Macau residents, these terms may also be used more loosely to refer to those who may not be residents, but have lived in the city fo ...
, people of Macau generally
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Culture of Macau
Macau is an autonomous territory within China. A Portuguese colony until 1999, Macau has a diverse culture firmly rooted in Cantonese culture, with a mix of influences from East Asia and Western Europe. Macau is known for being the largest gamb ...
or Macanese culture
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