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Bowrington

Bowrington proper noun: an area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Bowrington

  1. An area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
    • He’d spent free time when he was young, walking through the streets of neighbouring Bowrington, a place near Wanchai where you had a good day if you didn’t get hit by falling garbage.1995, Jared Mitchell, “War”, in The Invincible (Fiction), Lester Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13
    • Tucked away between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, Bowrington is one of Hong Kong Island's more interesting neighbourhoods.2008 June 29, Jason Wordie, “Out and about”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2023
  2. (historical) A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

Synonyms of Bowrington

  • Ngo Keng
  • Bowring City

Origin of Bowrington

Named after John Bowring, the 4th Governor of British Hong Kong.

Questions about Bowrington

What does Bowrington mean?
Bowrington means an area of Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Bowrington?
Bowrington is a proper noun.

Words near Bowrington in the dictionary

  1. bowriders
  2. bowriding
  3. Bowring
  4. Bowringpet
  5. Bowrings
  6. Bowrington
  7. Bowron
  8. Bowrons
  9. bows
  10. bows and arrows
  11. bows and scrapes

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