澳门特别行政区
Ào mén Tè bié xíng zhèng qū
ZH
Macao Special Administrative Region
澳门特别行政区位于中国南部沿海。
The Macao Special Administrative Region is located on the southern coast of China.
Etymology
The name was established when China resumed sovereignty over Macao in 1999. The term 'special administrative region' is a constitutional designation for regions with a high degree of autonomy under the 'one country, two systems' framework.
Memory Aid
Break the term into parts: Ào mén (Macao) + Tè bié (special) + xíng zhèng qū (administrative region) to match the common English abbreviation SAR.
Collocations
中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区澳门特别行政区政府澳门特别行政区基本法
Synonyms
澳门特区
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