Meanings
proper noun
- The part of Hong Kong on the Kowloon Peninsula.
But it also conveys his feeling of alienation, having settled in happily to a more culturally integrated life with Hong Kong Chinese neighbours on Kowloonside during the first year of his stay
2007 June 18, Michael Ingham, Hong Kong: A Cultural History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Origin
From Kowloon + -side, perhaps influenced by Chinese Pidgin English -side (“place”).
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APA
Kowloonside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kowloonside
MLA
“Kowloonside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kowloonside. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kowloonside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kowloonside.
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