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Definition of Forbidden city
1. Noun. The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Sitsang, Thibet, Tibet, Xizang
2. Noun. A walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China.
Definition of Forbidden city
1. Proper noun. the palace of the Qing Dynasty, which is preserved as a museum in Beijing, China ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forbidden City
Literary usage of Forbidden city
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"THERE are, as we have seen, four cities in one in Pekin— the Chinese, the Tartar,
the Imperial City, and the violet or red forbidden city. ..."
2. Under the Old Flag: Recollections of Military Operations in the War for the by James Harrison Wilson (1912)
"... service familiar with theater of operations —In command of South Gate of
forbidden city—Re- establishment of order—Commanded joint American and British ..."
3. Wanderings in China by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1900)
"CHAPTER XXXVI. A GLIMPSE OF THE forbidden city. Sketch of the forbidden city—The
Imperial Palace—The little ..."
4. Japan at First Hand: Her Islands, Their People, the Picturesque, the Real by Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke (1918)
"... the temple of Confucius—The Lamasery—The Summer Palace —The forbidden city.
I WENT to China for two reasons, either good enough. ..."
5. Eighteen Capitals of China by William Edgar Geil (1911)
"ENTERING THE forbidden city The students were also ringleaders in keeping all
foreigners out; indeed, their martyr hero urged them to hatred of aliens, ..."
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