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City of Victoria

City of Victoria proper noun: a city in Hong Kong.

Proper noun

City of Victoria

  1. A city in Hong Kong.
    • Hong Kong is an indifferent guardian of its past, with old buildings too frequently torn down in favor of nondescript high-rises. But a new exhibit of historical photographs, "City of Victoria," offers a fascinating record of Hong Kong's history.1999 April 18, Mark Landler, “WHAT'S DOING IN; Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2009, Travel
    • In addition to non-stop demolition and construction, Hong Kong is constantly re-constructing and re-figuring its past. Another fictional work, Dung Kai-chung’s The Atlas: Archaeology of an Imaginary City (2011) echoes Calvino. In this novel, the “City of Victoria” (Hong Kong) no longer exists and...2015 July 9, Jennifer Eagleton, “A work in progress: An imaginary and re-imagined Hong Kong”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2025, Opinion

Origin of City of Victoria

Named after Queen Victoria.

Questions about City of Victoria

What does City of Victoria mean?
City of Victoria means a city in Hong Kong.
What part of speech is City of Victoria?
City of Victoria is a proper noun.

Words near City of Victoria in the dictionary

  1. City of New York
  2. City of Pines
  3. city of refuge
  4. city of seven hills
  5. City of Sydney
  6. City of Victoria
  7. City of Westminster
  8. city on a hill
  9. City Park
  10. city pigeon
  11. city plan

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