Forbidden City

English

Etymology

From partial calque translation of Chinese 紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng, literally, "Purple Forbidden City")

Proper noun

Forbidden City

  1. The palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is preserved as a museum in Beijing, China.

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