Montanha

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A former island in Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, that became part of Hengqin. historical

    "Mong-chau, or Ballast island, bears N.N.W., distant 2 1/2 miles, from the west point of Montanha, and between them there are two passages leading to Macao, but both so shoal at low Avater as only to afford a passage for boats."

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"Mong-chau, or Ballast island, bears N.N.W., distant 2 1/2 miles, from the west point of Montanha, and between them there are two passages leading to Macao, but both so shoal at low Avater as only to afford a passage for boats."

Etymology

From Portuguese Montanha.

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