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Kowloon
kow-LOON
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A densely populated peninsula and urban area of Hong Kong, across the harbor from Hong Kong Island.
"They took the ferry across the harbor to Kowloon."
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Etymology
From Cantonese 九龍 (gau² lung⁴), literally "nine dragons," after its surrounding mountains.