Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greater bay area

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: greater bay area
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 大灣區 /大湾区 (Dàwānqū).

Questions

What does greater bay area mean?: 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.
Where does greater bay area come from?: Calque of Chinese 大灣區 /大湾区 (Dàwānqū).

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