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Hong-Kong
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Hong Kong Hong-kong Hongkong Hồng Kông
English
Proper noun
en Hong Kong.
en w:The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction XXXVII 1841 London 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.
en The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany III 1844 London Wm. H. Allen & Co. 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.
en Secret Service: The Bradys Drugged 1910 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
Hoŋ-Koŋ Hongue-Kongue
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Hong-Kong.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Hong Kong Q8646
Derived terms
fr hongkongais