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Meaning of "Kowloon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KOWLOON

Kowloon  [ˈkaʊˈluːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOWLOON

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conjunction
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Kowloon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KOWLOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, the mountain range including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 in 2006. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island and south of the mainland part of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is approximately 47 square kilometres. Together with Hong Kong Island, it contains 48 percent of Hong Kong's total population. The systematic transcription Kau Lung or Kau-lung was often used in derived place names before World War II, for example Kau-lung Bay instead of Kowloon Bay. Other spellings include Kauloong and Kawloong.

Definition of Kowloon in the English dictionary

The definition of Kowloon in the dictionary is a peninsula of SE China, opposite Hong Kong Island: part of the former British colony of Hong Kong. Area: 10 sq km. Other definition of Kowloon is a port in Hong Kong, on Kowloon Peninsula. Pop: 2 019 533.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOWLOON


apolune
ˈæpəˌluːn
balloon
bəˈluːn
demilune
ˈdɛmɪˌluːn
doubloon
dʌˈbluːn
galloon
ɡəˈluːn
Kulun
ˈkuːˈluːn
loon
luːn
lune
luːn
mesclun
ˈmɛskluːn
pantaloon
ˌpæntəˈluːn
perilune
ˈpɛrɪˌluːn
plenilune
ˌplenɪˈluːn
puftaloon
ˌpʌftəˈluːn
saloon
səˈluːn
semilune
ˈsɛmɪˌluːn
shalloon
ʃæˈluːn
Walloon
wɒˈluːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOWLOON

Kourou
kousso
Kovno
Kovrov
Kowaiti
Koweit
Koweiti
kowhai
kowhaiwhai
Kowloon Peninsula
kowtow
kowtower
Kozhikode
kp
kph
kr
kr.
Kra

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOWLOON

barrage balloon
epiploon
go down like a lead balloon
helium balloon
hot-air balloon
kite balloon
last chance saloon
lead balloon
observation balloon
pilot balloon
to go down like a lead balloon
trial balloon
weather balloon

Synonyms and antonyms of Kowloon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kowloon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOWLOON

Find out the translation of Kowloon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kowloon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kowloon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

九龙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kowloon
570 millions of speakers

English

Kowloon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोलून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كولون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Kowloon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kowloon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kowloon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kowloon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kowloon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kowloon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カオルーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구룡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kowloon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kowloon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவுலூன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉव्लून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kowloon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kowloon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kowloon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Kowloon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kowloon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kowloon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kowloon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kowloon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kowloon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kowloon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOWLOON»

The term «Kowloon» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOWLOON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kowloon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kowloon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kowloon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOWLOON»

Discover the use of Kowloon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kowloon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kowloon Tong: A Novel of Hong Kong
As British rule ends, threatening things begin to happen to Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, in Hong Kong when they refuse to sell the family business to a sinister man from mainland China. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
‎1998
2
Streets: Exploring Kowloon
The book starts with a district familiar to all visitors -- Tsim Sha Tsui -- but then moves into the hinterland of Kowloon, taking the reader and walker far beyond the well-known streets of tourist-oriented shops and hotels.
Jason Wordie, 2007
3
Exploring Hong Kong: A Visitor's Guide to Hong Kong Island, ...
From dolphin watching, cable car rides, and cave hikes to shopping the street markets and megamalls, Exploring Hong Kong offers more than thirty richly detailed experiences that will unite travelers with the soul of one of Asias most ...
Steven K. Bailey, 2009
4
Frommer's Hong Kong
Frommer's Hong Kong is completely updated, and features gorgeous color photos of the sights and experiences that await you.
Beth Reiber, 2011
5
Hong Kong & Macau. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese
From Cheung Sha Wan MTR take exit A3 and walk northeast for 10 minutes along Tonkin St. Kowloon Tong As well as containing two of Hong Kong's most prestigious seats of learning – Hong Kong Baptist University (Map pp100–1; 3 11 7 00; ...
Piera Chen, Chung Wah Chow, 2010
6
Blood Plus Kowloon Nights
"In his years as a Hong Kong police officer, Nishi Tatsuyoshi has never seen murder victims like the ones being found in the abandoned Kowloon Walled City.
‎2010
7
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
the Board is of opinion that the sanitary condition of Kowloon is and has been unsatisfactory, and that no proper means have been adopted to improve it. It is of importance to this part of the investigation, that the Board should here refer to ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1865
8
The King of Kowloon: the Art of Tsang Tsou Choi
An icon in his native city, Tsang Tsou Choi (1921-2007) covered the streets of Hong Kong with his graffiti for over 35 years, using a brush and ink to proclaim himself "the King of Kowloon"--heir to an imaginary birthright that fueled a ...
David Spalding, 2014
9
Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock
The Kowloon walled city | continued to he administered and claimed by China, even after the treaties that ceded the Kowloon Peninsula to the British were signed IJon Rock rises in the background Granitic ^ rocks Hong Kong is a leader in ...
Bernie Owen, Raynor Shaw, 2007
10
Discovering Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage: Hong Kong Island ...
This companion to Discovering Hong Kong's Cultural Heritage: The New Territories takes the armchair traveler on an exploration of Hong Kong Islan and the Kowloon peninsula, where generations of urban Hong Kong culture have been preservedin ...
Patricia Pui Huen Lim, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOWLOON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kowloon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The mystery of Hong Kong's lead-in-water scandal demands answers
The main contractor for Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City was the Hong Kong subsidiary of the China State Construction Company. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Hong Kong teenager looks back on decade of hardship in photo …
The 14-year-old shares a small Kowloon Bay flat with her parents and her brother, 30. The family sleeps in two bunk beds, and the home has ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
3
HK Launches Campaign to Help Women Get Cervical Cancer …
... (ACWF) Hong Kong Delegates Association, along with the Hong Kong Island Women's Association and the Kowloon Women's Organizations ... «Women of China, Jul 15»
4
Six degrees from Alex James | South China Morning Post
Recorded largely in a Kowloon studio, after a Japanese gig was cancelled, the album references Lantau, Happy Valley and Ocean Park. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
5
CY Leung sets up third body to investigate Hong Kong water …
Residents of Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon City collect water and wash rice at temporary distribution pipes yesterday. Photo: May TseDeputy ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Hong Kong comic artist goes global with story of Blur | Daily Mail …
The new album came out of an unscheduled visit to the city in 2013 when the band spent five days in a studio in the densely packed Kowloon ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Hong Kong government to dig up human remains buried in 2008 to …
... 2364-5399 or attending the Crematoria Office (Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon) on or before July 31. «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
8
Fans queue overnight for Hong Kong's toy festival, hoping to find the …
More than 1,000 visitors poured into the Hong Kong Toy Festival in Kowloon Bay when it opened at 11 am today to reveal a vast collection of ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
U.S. TV Channel Chiller Runs Anime Block on Wednesdays - News …
The story centers around Mochizuki Jirou a lone hero who fought and defeated the Kowloon Children despite the loss of his lover. He returns to ... «Anime News Network, Jul 15»
10
Bulldoze White House? Real cities created in Cities: Skylines – in …
This gamer has created Hong Kong and Kowloon Bay. Photograph: Cities: Skylines. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Share. Share this post. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kowloon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kowloon>. Apr 2024 ».
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