Kowloon

[kou-loon]

noun Older Spelling.

a peninsula in SE China, opposite Hong Kong island: a part of the Hong Kong colony. 3 sq. mi. (7.8 sq. km).
a seaport on this peninsula.

Also called Jiulong.

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Examples from the Web for kowloon

Contemporary Examples

There are two points of view on Hong Kong hotelling—those that prefer Kowloon and those that prefer Hong Kong Island.
Gal With a Suitcase
Jolie Hunt
January 16, 2010
By day you'll be coerced to hike "the Peak" (I like the tram, thank you) for a quiet view of Kowloon.
Gal With a Suitcase
Jolie Hunt
January 16, 2010

Historical Examples

The station was thronged with people waiting for the Kowloon express.
Wanderings in the Orient
Albert M. Reese
Across the harbour lay the British mainland possession, Kowloon, to which we paid an amusing visit.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life
Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
First-, second- and third-class cars are used on the railway line running from Kowloon to Canton.
Seven Legs Across the Seas
Samuel Murray
As they got closer to downtown Kowloon, however, Chinese predominated, with only a sprinkling of what were evidently Englishmen.
The Caves of Fear
John Blaine
He drove them to the Kowloon ferry, but suggested that they take a walla-walla in view of their disreputable appearance.
The Caves of Fear
John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for kowloon

Kowloon

noun

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

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Kowloon

Examples from the Web for kowloon

Contemporary Examples

There are two points of view on Hong Kong hotelling—those that prefer Kowloon and those that prefer Hong Kong Island.

By day you'll be coerced to hike "the Peak" (I like the tram, thank you) for a quiet view of Kowloon.

Historical Examples

The station was thronged with people waiting for the Kowloon express.

Across the harbour lay the British mainland possession, Kowloon, to which we paid an amusing visit.

First-, second- and third-class cars are used on the railway line running from Kowloon to Canton.

As they got closer to downtown Kowloon, however, Chinese predominated, with only a sprinkling of what were evidently Englishmen.

He drove them to the Kowloon ferry, but suggested that they take a walla-walla in view of their disreputable appearance.

Kowloon