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Kowloon

[ kou-loon ]
/ ˈkaʊˈlun /

noun

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).
a seaport on this peninsula.

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Also Kau·lun; Kau·lung [kou-loong]; /kaʊˈluŋ/; (Pinyin) Jiu·long [jyy-lawng] /ˈdʒyüˈlɔŋ/ .

Origin of Kowloon

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

Words nearby Kowloon

Kovrov, Kowaiti, Koweit, kowhai, kowhaiwhai, Kowloon, kowtow, Koyukon, Kozani, Kozhikode, Kozlov
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British Dictionary definitions for Kowloon

Kowloon
/ (ˈkaʊˈluːn) /

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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