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Ap Lei Chau

Ap Lei Chau proper noun: an island of Southern district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Ap Lei Chau

  1. An island of Southern district, Hong Kong.
  2. An area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
    • The deal broke the previous record of a government land sale set in February when a residential site in Ap Lei Chau on southern part of Hong Kong was sold to two mainland Chinese developers for HK$16.9 billion.2017 November 15, Twinnie Siu, Joy Leung, “Sino Land-led group to pay record $2.21 bln for Hong Kong residential site”, in Hugh Lawson, editor, Reuters, sourced from HONG KONG, (Reuters), archived...
    • On Thursday night, five people were wounded when a corrosive liquid was thrown from a tower block at pro-democracy protesters who had gathered in the southern district of Ap Lei Chau.2019 September 13, “Hong Kong protesters plan festival-themed hillside light show”, in France 24, sourced from Hong Kong (AFP), archived from the original on 17 Sep 2019

Synonyms of Ap Lei Chau

Forms of Ap Lei Chau

alternative formAp Li Chau
alternative formAplichau

Origin of Ap Lei Chau

From Cantonese 鴨脷洲 /鸭脷洲 (aap³ lei⁶ zau¹).

Questions about Ap Lei Chau

What does Ap Lei Chau mean?
Ap Lei Chau means an island of Southern district, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Ap Lei Chau?
Ap Lei Chau is a proper noun.

Words near Ap Lei Chau in the dictionary

  1. Aoyama
  2. Aoyamas
  3. Aoyituogelake
  4. Aoys
  5. ap
  6. Ap Lei Chau
  7. Ap Ma
  8. ap't
  9. ap'ts
  10. ap-
  11. ap.

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