special administrative region

noun

Designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, and North Korea.

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Meanings

nounspecial administrative region (plural special administrative regions)

plural special administrative regions

  1. Designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, and North Korea.
    1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Catalan regió administrativa especial
  • regió administrativa especialTranslations
Chinese Cantonese 特別行政區 /特别行政区
  • 特別行政區 /特别行政区Translations
Chinese Mandarin 特別行政區 /特别行政区, 特區 /特区
  • 特別行政區 /特别行政区 (tèbié xíngzhèngqū)Translations
  • 特區 /特区 (tèqū)Translations
Finnish erityishallintoalue
  • erityishallintoalueTranslations
German Sonderverwaltungszone
  • SonderverwaltungszoneTranslations
Hindi विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र
  • विशेष प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र (viśeṣ praśāsnik kṣetra)Translations
Japanese 特別行政区
  • 特別行政区 (tokubetsu gyōseiku)Translations
Korean 특별행정구
  • 특별행정구 (teukbyeolhaengjeonggu)Translations
Polish specjalny region administracyjny
  • specjalny region administracyjnyTranslations
Portuguese região administrativa especial
  • região administrativa especialTranslations
Spanish región administrativa especial
  • región administrativa especialTranslations
Turkish özel idari bölge
  • özel idari bölgeTranslations
Vietnamese đặc khu hành chính
  • đặc khu hành chínhTranslations
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APA

special administrative region. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20administrative%20region

MLA

“special administrative region.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20administrative%20region. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special administrative region,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20administrative%20region.

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