special administrative region

English

Noun

special administrative region (plural special administrative regions)

1. Designation for types of administrative division in China, East Timor, and North Korea.
   1. In China, an administrative division and a type of dependent territory that is granted de jure autonomy (apart from applicable national laws) except for issues relating to foreign relations and defence.

Synonyms

• SAR (abbreviation)

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: regió administrativa especial f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 特別行政區／特别行政区 (zh) (tèbié xíngzhèngqū), 特區／特区 (zh) (tèqū)

• German: Sonderverwaltungszone m
• Korean: 특별행정구(特別行政區) (teukbyeolhaengjeonggu)
• Portuguese: região administrativa especial f
• Spanish: región administrativa especial f
• Turkish: özel idari bölge
• Vietnamese: đặc khu hành chính