Kowloon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

Pronunciation

/kaʊˈluːn/ kou′lo͞on′ kō′lo͞on′

Word forms

Kowloon

Etymology

From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279).

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