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Meaning 1
An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
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name
An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
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name
A planning area in Singapore.
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noun
The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the office of admiral
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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
noun
the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
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Broader terms: government department
History
From admiralty. From the historical naval bases established in the regions, namely HMS Tamar for Hong Kong and HMS Sembawang for Singapore.
From French amirauté, for an older amiralté (“office of admiral”), from Late Latin admīrālitās. See admiral. Analyzable as admiral + -ty.
Across languages
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