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Meaning of Cotai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/koˈtaɪ̯/

Definitions

An area of Macau.

Examples

“The first phase of the project in Macao's Cotai area, set to open in 2007, will feature seven resort hotels with more than 10,000 rooms, casinos and eight entertainment theaters as well as a convention center, said the Las Vegas Sands chairman, Sheldon G. Adelson.”
“Wynn Macau , a unit of Wynn Resorts Ltd , said on Monday it would pay $193.43 million to the Macau government for use of land to develop its resort project in the Cotai area. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, Wynn Macau said it formally accepted the terms and conditions of a land concession contract from the Macau government regarding about 51 acres of land in the Cotai area for development into a resort containing a five-star hotel, gaming areas, retail, entertainment, food and beverage, spa and convention offerings.”
“The core of Macau's gaming industry is moving to Cotai, which is already home to Galaxy Entertainment, Sands China and Melco Crown Entertainment.”
“Galaxy shares soared 129 percent in 2013 as Lui and his son Francis expanded their biggest property, Galaxy Macau, in the city's Cotai area to capitalize on record visits by gamblers from China.”
“As he flew in, he saw his new casino towering over Cotai, its structural work finished months before, ready to open as soon as the workers installed beds and furniture and of course the baccarat tables. He realized he was looking at the perfect four-billion-dollar excuse. Cheung had bitten. Now Duberman stood on the roof of the Sky, looking at the bridges that connected Cotai with the old Macao.”
“Taipa was once two islands that were slowly joined together by silt from the Pearl River. A similar physical joining has happened to Taipa and Coloane because of land reclamation from the sea. The new strip of land joining the two islands is known as Cotai (from Coloane and Taipa).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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