"Mount Davis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after Sir John Francis Davis, the 2nd Governor of British Hong Kong. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Sir John Francis Davis}} Sir John Francis Davis, {{named-after|en|Sir John Francis Davis|wplink=John Francis Davis}} Named after Sir John Francis Davis Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mount Davis
  1. A hill in Kennedy Town, Central and Western district, Hong Kong Categories (place): Hills, Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Mount_Davis-en-name-pBFa8nQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. An area in Kennedy Town, Central and Western district, Hong Kong Categories (place): Places in Hong Kong
    Sense id: en-Mount_Davis-en-name-2l-XSKTK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area in Hong Kong): 摩星嶺 (Chinese Cantonese), 摩星岭 (Chinese Cantonese) Translations (hill in Hong Kong): 摩星嶺 (Chinese Cantonese), 摩星岭 (Chinese Cantonese)
Disambiguation of 'area in Hong Kong': 50 50 Disambiguation of 'hill in Hong Kong': 50 50

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