Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central and western

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral and west-ern
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Hong Kong.

Example Sentences

"Olivia Parker and Jim Woods at the end of their marathon on Central and Western District Promenade in Hong Kong."
"Since January, 15 newly elected district councilors have been arrested on questionable charges. The Hong Kong government revived a colonial-era offense — sedition — to prosecute Cheng Lai-king, chairwoman of Central and Western District Council, over an online post calling for justice for the Indonesian journalist who lost her eye in September after being hit by a police projectile."
"The lawmaker’s comments came as legislators discussed the removal of the word ‘temporary” from five government-run parks in the Central and Western District, among them Brewin Path Temporary Playground and Forbes Street Temporary Playground."

Etymology

The merger of two former districts, Central and Western.

Questions

What does central and western mean?: A district of Hong Kong.
Where does central and western come from?: The merger of two former districts, Central and Western.

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