"Hong Kong Island" meaning in English

See Hong Kong Island in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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. Wikipedia link: Hong Kong Island Categories (place): Islands Synonyms: Victoria Island [dated], 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)
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