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cheongju

cheongju noun: a rice wine of Korean origin.

Noun

cheongju (uncountable)

  1. A rice wine of Korean origin.

Proper noun capitalized: Cheongju

Cheongju

  1. The provincial capital, the largest city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Forms of cheongju

alternative formchungju

Origin of cheongju

Borrowed from Korean 청주 (cheongju).

Borrowed from Korean 청주(淸州) (Cheongju).

Questions about cheongju

What does cheongju mean?
Cheongju means a rice wine of Korean origin.
What part of speech is cheongju?
Cheongju can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near cheongju in the dictionary

  1. Cheondoist
  2. Cheondoists
  3. cheong
  4. cheong fun
  5. cheonggukjang
  6. cheongju
  7. Cheongs
  8. cheongsam
  9. cheongsams
  10. Cheons
  11. cheonse

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