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Choson

Choson is the alternative form of Joseon.

Meaning of Joseon

Proper noun

Joseon

  1. (historical) A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Origin of Choson

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Questions about Choson

What is Choson the alternative form of?
Choson is the alternative form of Joseon.

Words near Choson in the dictionary

  1. choses in action
  2. choses in possession
  3. choses jugées
  4. chosest
  5. Chosica
  6. Choson
  7. Chosongul
  8. choss
  9. chossy
  10. Choszczno
  11. Chosŏn

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Choson (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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