Etymology

Kowloon

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Today it means: A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong. Full definition →

Cantonese 九龍 /九龙
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from九龍 /九龙
  2. English todayKowloon

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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