peninsula in SE China, opposite Hong Kong island & part of Hong Kong region: 3 sq mi (7.8 sq km)
city on this peninsula: pop. 2,450,000
See Kowloon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kouˈlo͞onˈ)
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. Population: 2,070,000.