Hong-Kong

See also: Hong Kong, Hong-kong, Hongkong, and Hồng Kông

English

Proper noun

Hong-Kong

1. Obsolete form of Hong Kong.
   • 1841, The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, volume XXXVII, London, page 259:

     Hong-Kong, it may be briefly remarked, has been pronounced by all recent navigators, whose judgment is trustworthy, as capable of affording admirable shelter for ships of any burden.

   • 1844, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, volume III, London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., page 424:

     It appears from a Parliamentary paper lately published, that a sum of £80,000 is required to defray the charge of the British settlement at Hong-Kong, and of the consular establishments at the five ports in China open to British trade.

   • 1910, Secret Service: The Bradys Drugged, page 1:

     Here we have a few thousand Chinamen, ninety per cent of whom are from Canton and Hong-Kong, and all of the lowest social grade, or sons of such who were.

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)}IPA^(key): /ɔŋ.kɔŋ/, /ɔ̃ɡ.kɔ̃ɡ/

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Proper noun

Hong-Kong m

1. Hong Kong (a city, island, and special administrative region in southeastern China)

Derived terms

• hongkongais