Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeastern China, on Kowloon Peninsula opposite Hong Kong Island. The city was ceded to the British in 1860 as part of the crown colony of Hong Kong and transferred back to China in 1997.
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- proper noun An urban area of
Hong Kong .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The unlisted developer's winning bid of 1.63 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$210. 1 million) for the site at 3 and 5 Ede Road in Kowloon Tong was 10% higher than the average HK$1. 48 billion forecast of eight analysts and surveyors.
Chinachem Plans Luxury Apartment Project in Hong Kong Kate O'Keeffe 2010
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The winning bid for the site on Inverness Road in Kowloon Tong was 19% below the average HK$2. 69 billion forecast of six analysts and surveyors in a Dow Jones Newswires poll, and 26% above the opening bid of HK$1. 716 billion.
Chinachem Buys Another Hong Kong Site Kate O'Keeffe 2010
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HONG KONG — Chinachem Group paid a record price for a prime residential site in Kowloon at a government land auction Tuesday, highlighting the property market's resilience even as the city's leader is poised to unveil measures to cool soaring prices at his annual policy address.
Chinachem Plans Luxury Apartment Project in Hong Kong Kate O'Keeffe 2010
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Kiks is a Filipino blogger based in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Global Voices in English » Blogging with HIV: “Love is still possible” 2009
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He became an Anglican priest in Kowloon, Hong Kong 1957-59.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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And, I used to save up all my money to go to Gaylord's, a fab Indian restaurant in Kowloon ...
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And, I used to save up all my money to go to Gaylord's, a fab Indian restaurant in Kowloon ...
January 2007 2007
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The name Kowloon means nine dragons represented by the eight peaks in the district.
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By yesterday morning the five thousand free admission tickets had been snapped up for the four-hour Benny Hinn Hong Kong Crusade at the Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Kowloon Bay.
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Sitting on the 40th floor, the apartment opens to a dining room and salon with views over Approach Bay in Kowloon.
High design in Hong Kong Cathy Yan 2010
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