Admiralty

See also: admiralty

English

Etymology

From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/
• Hyphenation: Ad‧mi‧ral‧ty

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Proper noun

Admiralty

1. An area in Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
   • 2014 December 11, Ishaan Tharoor, “What’s next for Hong Kong’s democracy movement”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on July 27, 2024, World‎^[2]:

     On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.

   • 2019 August 18, Austin Ramzy, “Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police Ban in Show of Strength After Tumult”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 August 2019, Asia Pacific‎^[4]:

     But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.

2. A planning area in Singapore.

See also

• Admiralties
• Admiralty Islands