indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Settlement, Political Subdivision & Island
Usage English, Albanian, Bosnian, Croatian, French, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish
Pronounced Pron. hawng-KAWNG(English) AWNG-KAWNG(French) AWNG-KAWNG(French) ron-KON(Brazilian Portuguese) ron-gee-KON-gee(Brazilian Portuguese) khon-KON(Spanish) hong-KONG(Tagalog) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
From Cantonese 香港 (Hoeng Gong) derived from 香 (hoeng) meaning "fragrant" and 港 (gong) meaning "port, harbour". This is the name of a city, island and special administrative region of China.