Hong Kong

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/

Proper noun

1. A city in southeastern China, located on an island east of the Pearl River delta in the South China Sea; formerly owned by the United Kingdom.
2. An island in southeastern China, Hong Kong Island, the site of the city of the same name, lying off Guangdong province.
3. A special administrative region in China, which includes the city and island of the same name as well as nearby islands and the Kowloon Peninsula.
4. (historical) A colony in United Kingdom, which previously administered the area of the present-day Chinese special administrative region.

Synonyms

• (region in China) HK, Hongkong, Xianggang

Translations

• French: Hong Kong, Hongkong, Xianggang
• German: Hongkong
• Italian: Hong Kong
• Portuguese: Hong Kong
• Russian: Гонко́нг
• Spanish: Hong Kong

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