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Lamma Island

Lamma Island proper noun: an island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Proper noun

Lamma Island

  1. An island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
    • All of those confirmed dead and most of those injured are thought to have been on board a boat owned by the Hong Kong Electric company when it collided with the ferry near Lamma Island.2012 October 2, “At least 37 killed in Hong Kong boat crash”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2015, China
    • Lamma Island is a residential island two miles off the coast of Hong Kong Island.2019 January 8, Tiffany May, “Oil Tanker Catches Fire in Hong Kong, Killing One and Leaving Two Missing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2019, Asia Pacific
    Synonyms:
    Lamma, Pok Liu, Pok Liu Chau, Y Island

Synonyms of Lamma Island

  • Lamma
  • Pok Liu
  • Pok Liu Chau
  • Y Island

Origin of Lamma Island

From Lamma + island.

Questions about Lamma Island

What does Lamma Island mean?
Lamma Island means an island of Islands district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
What part of speech is Lamma Island?
Lamma Island is a proper noun.

Words near Lamma Island in the dictionary

  1. Lamkhyamba
  2. Lamkin
  3. Lamkins
  4. Lamm
  5. Lamma
  6. Lamma Island
  7. Lammas
  8. Lammastide
  9. lammed
  10. lammed into
  11. lammed off

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