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Hong Kong definition

Hong· Kong or Hongkong Hong′·kong′ (häŋ′käŋ′, hôŋ′kôŋ′)

  1. administrative region of China (since July 1, 1997), on the South China Sea: it consists of a principal island (Hong Kong Island), nearby islands, Kowloon Peninsula, and an adjacent mainland area (New Territories): a former British crown colony: c. 421 sq mi (1,090 sq km); pop. 5,674,000
  2. chief city of this region; seaport on Hong Kong Island: pop. c. 1,000,000

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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