English Explanatory Dictionary

special administrative region

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, and North Korea.
  2. In China, an administrative division and a type of dependent territory that is granted de jure autonomy (apart from applicable national laws) except for foreign relations and defence.

Word forms

special administrative region special administrative regions

Synonyms

SAR

Translations

Catalan: regió administrativa especial Chinese Mandarin: 特別行政區 /特别行政区 Chinese Mandarin: 特區 /特区 German: Sonderverwaltungszone Hindi: विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र Korean: 특별행정구 Polish: specjalny region administracyjny Portuguese: região administrativa especial Spanish: región administrativa especial Turkish: özel idari bölge Vietnamese: đặc khu hành chính
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