"Hong Kong Island" meaning in All languages combined

See Hong Kong Island on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Hong Kong [alternative]
Etymology: From Hong Kong + island. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Hong Kong|island}} Hong Kong + island Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Hong Kong Island}} Hong Kong Island
  1. An island east of the Pearl River Delta in the South China Sea, the site of the City of Victoria in Hong Kong, and original concession for Hong Kong. Translations (island east of the Pearl River): 香港島 /香港岛 (hoeng¹ gong² dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 港島 /港岛 (gong² dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 香港島 /香港岛 (Xiānggǎngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 港島 /港岛 (Gǎngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Hongkongin saari (Finnish), Гонко́нг (Gonkóng) [masculine] (Russian), เกาะฮ่องกง (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Hong_Kong_Island-en-name-lDu7MfRT Categories (other): Islands, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Islands Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Islands: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'island east of the Pearl River': 89 11
  2. A region of Hong Kong. Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong Synonyms: Victoria Island [dated] Translations (region of Hong Kong): 香港島 /香港岛 (hoeng¹ gong² dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 港島 /港岛 (gong² dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 香港島 /香港岛 (Xiānggǎngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 港島 /港岛 (Gǎngdǎo) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Hong_Kong_Island-en-name-VSEBapFp Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas Disambiguation of 'region of Hong Kong': 31 69
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