Kowloon

(Pinyin) Kau·lun;

[kou-loon]

noun

1. a peninsula in southeastern China, opposite Hong Kong Island: a part of the Hong Kong special administrative region of China. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).

2. a seaport on this peninsula.

Kowloon

/ ˈkaʊˈluːn /

noun

1. a peninsula of SE China, opposite Hong Kong Island: part of the former British colony of Hong Kong. Area: 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)

2. a port in Hong Kong, on Kowloon Peninsula. Pop: 2 019 533 (2006 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kowloon¹

First recorded in 1845–50; from Chinese (Guangdong dialect) Gáu Lùhng “Nine Dragons,” in allusion to the eight mountains in Hong Kong and Zhao Bing ( 1272–79 ), the last emperor of the Song dynasty

Example Sentences

Now slightly askew, we ascend many stairs and descend many hills from The Old Man and cross the harbor toward Kowloon.

From Salon

Ms Damarell was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and lived in Caerphilly, Wales, coroner's officer Alexis Blighe told the court.

From BBC

He has been denied bail by national security judge Victor So at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts, Reuters reported.

From BBC

Some of the defendants arrived at the West Kowloon Law Courts half an hour before the hearing.

From BBC

Five of these new, large-scale works were commissioned by a department of Hong Kong’s government for its outdoor art project, “Art@Harbour,” the harbor being Victoria Harbor, which separates Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula.

From New York Times