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Vinony

admiralty

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæd.mɪ.ɹəl.ti/

name

Etymology: From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.

  1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.

    “On Wednesday, police dismantled barricades at the last main occupation site in the city's Admiralty district and arrested some 200 protesters who refused to leave the site.”

    “But when the march reached the government headquarters in the Admiralty district, the line of people behind stretched nearly two miles, with large crowds still waiting to leave the park.”

  2. A planning area in Singapore.

noun

Etymology: From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.

  1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
  2. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
  3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
  4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
  5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.