Forbidden City

n 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}, {Forbidden

City}]

2: a walled section of Beijing that encloses the Imperial

Palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of

China [syn: {Forbidden City}]