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kong
/kɔŋ/
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What does kong mean?
noun
- A set of four identical tiles.
- A call declaring the formation of such a set.
proper noun
- A town in north eastern Côte d'Ivoire.
More meanings (5)
proper noun
- The fictional gigantic gorilla from the story King Kong.
- A surname from Chinese.
- Alternative form of Kongbam surname of Meitei origin
- Alternative form of Kongkham surname of Meitei origin
- A city in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan province, Iran.
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IPA pronunciation
/kɔŋ/
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In the middle sixties she had beaten by a day and a half the steam mail-boat from Hong Kong to Singapore.
Japan and Hong Kong are the main suppliers of raw materials and capital goods.
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He saw gaol in Signapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, Shanghai, Canton, and other places.
He remounted the bridge, and guided the steamer through the flotilla of junks, tankas, and fishing boats which crowd the harbour of Hong Kong.
This prediction was fulfilled, for shortly after their arrival in Hong Kong he underwent an operation for a liver trouble, and died under the knife.