# Kowloon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kaʊˈluːn/ · frequency rank #42,732

## Definitions
1. A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 九龍 /九龙 (gau² lung⁴, literally “nine dragons”), named after its eight mountains and the Chinese emperor Zhao Bing (1272–1279).

## Common misspellings (10)
`kkowloon`, `kolwoon`, `kowlloon`, `kowlon`, `kowlono`, `kowloonn`, `kowolon`, `kowwloon`, `kwoloon`, `okwloon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kowloon