FORBIDDEN CITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Forbidden City mean? 

• FORBIDDEN CITY (noun)
  The noun FORBIDDEN CITY has 2 senses:

1. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

2. a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China

  Familiarity information: FORBIDDEN CITY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORBIDDEN CITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Tibet; Forbidden City; Lassa; Lhasa

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Forbidden City" is a part of...):

Sitsang; Thibet; Tibet; Xizang (an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

section (a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people)

Holonyms ("Forbidden City" is a part of...):

Beijing; capital of Red China; Peiping; Peking (capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city. In Chinese, 'Beijing' means North Capital ('Bei' means North, 'Jing' means Capital))