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Baekje

Baekje proper noun: an ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.

Proper noun

Baekje

  1. (historical) An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
    • The site, yet to be named, straddles the farming counties of Yeongi and Gongju. The capital of the Baekje Kingdom in the fifth and sixth centuries was Gongju, which reportedly has good feng shui.2004 August 12, Andrew Salmon, “Seoul names new location for capital”, in The New York Times, sourced from International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2025
  2. (historical) An ancient language spoken in that kingdom.

Baekje meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

Baekje in Thai

former Korean kingdom
แพ็กเจ pɛ́k-jee

Baekje in Vietnamese

former Korean kingdom
Bách Tế

Forms of Baekje

alternative formPaekche
alternative formPaykcey

Origin of Baekje

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 백제(百濟) (Baekje).

Questions about Baekje

What does Baekje mean?
Baekje means an ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 18 BCE to 660 CE; at its maximum covering most of modern western South Korea.
What is Baekje in Thai?
Baekje in Thai is แพ็กเจ (pɛ́k-jee). See Baekje meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Baekje?
Baekje is a proper noun.

Words near Baekje in the dictionary

  1. Baehr
  2. Baehrs
  3. baeing
  4. Baek
  5. Baekdu
  6. Baekje
  7. Baeks
  8. bael
  9. Bael Bael
  10. Baele
  11. Baeles

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