Hong Kong Island

English

Alternative forms

• Hong Kong

Etymology

From Hong Kong +‎ island.

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

• (dated) Victoria Island

Translations

island east of the Pearl River

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 香港島／香港岛 (yue) (hoeng¹ gong² dou²), 港島／港岛 (gong² dou²)

  Mandarin: 香港島／香港岛 (zh) (Xiānggǎngdǎo), 港島／港岛 (zh) (Gǎngdǎo)

• Finnish: Hongkongin saari
• Russian: Гонко́нг (ru) m (Gonkóng)
• Thai: เกาะฮ่องกง