Forbidden City
1. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers • Syn: Lhasa, Lassa, capital of Tibet • Instance Hypernyms: national capital • Part Holonyms: Tibet, Thibet, Xizang, Sitsang 2. a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China • Instance Hypernyms: section • Part Holonyms: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China
|
|