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Amnok-gang

Amnok-gang proper noun: synonym of Yalu: the Korean-derived name.

Proper noun

Amnok-gang

  1. Synonym of Yalu: the Korean-derived name.
    • The longest journey that I made in Korea was in the autumn of 1884, when, starting from Soul, I followed the main road to China as far as Wi-ju, and thence continued along the north frontier to Wi-wön. At Wi-wön I left the Amnok-gang, whose valley had been pursued by the road so far, and crossed by...1886 May [1886 January 25], W. R. Carles, “Recent Journeys in Korea”, in Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, number V, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 297
    • Korea, North. The first 80 km section of the Hyesan to Kanggye link was opened on 22.12.88 to follow the Chinese border along the Amnok-gang river valley.1990, “Transport and Communications”, in The Geographical Digest 1990-91, Oxford: Heinemann Educational Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 106, column 2
    Synonyms:
    Amnok, Yalu

Synonyms of Amnok-gang

Origin of Amnok-gang

Borrowed from Korean 압록강(鴨綠江) (Amnokgang).

Questions about Amnok-gang

What does Amnok-gang mean?
Amnok-gang means synonym of Yalu: the Korean-derived name.
What part of speech is Amnok-gang?
Amnok-gang is a proper noun.

Words near Amnok-gang in the dictionary

  1. amniotically
  2. amniotitis
  3. amniotomies
  4. amniotomy
  5. Amnok
  6. Amnok-gang
  7. AMO
  8. Amo.
  9. Amoah
  10. Amoahs
  11. Amoako

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