Meanings
proper noun
- A geographic region and megalopolis in South China, consisting of nine cities of the province of Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, and Zhaoqing) and two special administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macau.
Hong Kong has also proposed a program, Wealth Management Connect, that would give mainland residents in the southern region known as the Greater Bay Area the ability to invest in Hong Kong-based hedge funds and investment firms.
2021 April 7, Alexandra Stevenson, “Hong Kong Courts the Rich as China Tightens Its Grip”, in The New York Times (Today in Business section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2021
Origin
- Chinese大灣區 /大湾区
- EnglishGreater Bay Area
Calque of Chinese 大灣區 /大湾区 (Dàwānqū).
More words from Chinese
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Chinese Cantonese 大灣區 /大湾区
- 大灣區 /大湾区 (daai⁶ waan¹ keoi¹)megalopolis in South China
Chinese Mandarin 大灣區 /大湾区
- 大灣區 /大湾区 (Dàwānqū)megalopolis in South China
Portuguese Área da Grande Baía, Grande Baía
- Área da Grande Baíamegalopolis in South China
- Grande Baíamegalopolis in South China
Cite this entry
APA
Greater Bay Area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Bay%20Area
MLA
“Greater Bay Area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Bay%20Area. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greater Bay Area,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greater%20Bay%20Area.
Source: Greater Bay Area on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.