Chosŏn
Chosŏn is the alternative form of Joseon.
Meaning of Joseon
Proper noun
Joseon
- A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
- Synonyms:
- Chaoxian, Ch'ao-hsien
Origin of Chosŏn
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).
Questions about Chosŏn
- What is Chosŏn the alternative form of?
- Chosŏn is the alternative form of Joseon.
Words near Chosŏn in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Chosŏn (page history and authors); Joseon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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