kowloon
/kaʊˈluːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.
Example Sentences
- "Holonyms: HKSAR, HK (region) < PRC, People's Republic of China, China"
- "By the late 1930's some modern factories, built by outside interests and producing such goods as bricks, beer, and chinaware for export abroad, had already appeared in Tsuen Wan, a market town near Kowloon."
- "Next Media said two entryways to its headquarters in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O neighborhood were hit with firebombs around 1 a.m. Monday. At about the same time, a masked man got out of a car outside Mr. Lai’s home in the Ho Man Tin neighborhood and threw a firebomb at the sidewalk outside the gate. Two cars suspected of being those used in the attacks were later found burning in nearby areas of Kowloon."
- "Several protesters took up positions on the rooftops of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, armed with bows and arrows, as unrest spread across the territory's central Kowloon district."
- "Hong Kong authorities evacuated at least 3,400 people from buildings after a fire broke out in a warehouse in the city's Kowloon district on Friday."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 九龍