noun
1. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
• Syn: ↑Lhasa, ↑Lassa, ↑capital of Tibet
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital
2. a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑section
• Part Holonyms: ↑Beijing, ↑Peking, ↑Peiping, ↑capital of Red China
Useful english dictionary. 2012.