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Meanings

special ward

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 特別区. Refers to the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

〈場ば所しょ〉を特とっ区くに指し定ていするto designate a place as a special zone
政せい府ふはこの地ち域いきを経けい済ざい特とっ区くに指し定ていした。
The government designated this area as an economic special zone.
特とっ区くを設もうけるto establish a special zone
外がい国こく企き業ぎょうを呼よび込こむために特とっ区くを設もうけた。
They set up a special zone to attract foreign companies.

特とく別べつ区く sense 1
特区 is the common abbreviation used in casual and journalistic contexts, while 特別区 is the full, official term for Tokyo's 23 wards.
特とく別べつ経けい済ざい区く sense 2
特区 is the shorthand form typically seen in news reports, whereas 特別経済区 is the full official name for a Chinese special economic zone.
特とく別べつ行ぎょう政せい区く sense 3
特区 is the everyday abbreviation, while 特別行政区 is the formal designation used for places like Hong Kong and Macau.

Abbreviation of various compounds beginning with 特別 (special) and ending with 区 (ward/zone/district). The specific full form depends on context.