Hong Kong
seaport and world's major commercial center on the southeastern coast of China, formerly a Crown Colony leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997 (comprised of the Kowloon peninsula and a number of islands including the island of Hong Kong)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Noun
1. formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
Hong Kong
n.
Hong Kong, territory under the sovereignty of China and comprised of the Kowloon peninsula and a number of islands
Hong Kong (m)
n.
Hong Kong, territory under the sovereignty of China and comprised of the Kowloon peninsula and a number of islands (including the island of Hong Kong) off the Chinese mainland