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Chungcheong

Chungcheong proper noun: one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.

Proper noun

Chungcheong

  1. (historical) One of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
    • Mr. Cho Pyengsik, who recently resigned the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in Korea, had previously been Minister of Justice, and, still earlier, Governor of Chungchong province.[1898 February 26, “KOREAN ITEMS.”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume XXIX, number 9, Yokohama, page 214, column 1
    • When the former Minister of Law, Cho Pyeng-sik, was Governor of Chungchong province, he was told by a geomancer that the site of one O Hen-keun’s house was the luckiest spot for a grave.[1898 February 28, North-China Herald, volume LX, number 1595, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 311, column 2

Origin of Chungcheong

Borrowed from Korean 충청(忠淸) (Chungcheong).

Phrases with Chungcheong

Questions about Chungcheong

What does Chungcheong mean?
Chungcheong means one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
What part of speech is Chungcheong?
Chungcheong is a proper noun.

Words near Chungcheong in the dictionary

  1. Chung-nan-hai
  2. Chung-sha
  3. Chung-shan
  4. Chung-tu
  5. Chungcheng
  6. Chungcheong
  7. Chungchia
  8. Chungching
  9. Chungho
  10. Chunghsiang
  11. Chunghsing

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