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Gangwon

Gangwon proper noun: a special self-governing province in South Korea. Capital: Chuncheon.

Proper noun

Gangwon

  1. A special self-governing province in South Korea. Capital: Chuncheon.
    • GOHAN — This town in Jeongseon (Jungsun) County, Gangwon (Kangwon) Province, in five years may be the hub of one of Asia's greatest vacation destinations.2002 April 13, Don Kirk, “Korea's getaway delights — in any season”, in The New York Times (World section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29...
    • Seoraksan, the “Snow Peak Mountain,” is now more formally known as Seoraksan National Park ⑫ (daily). In fact, it is not a lone mountaintop, but rather a series of peaks in the mid-section of the spectacular Baekdudaegan or “Great White Range,” South Korea’s most prominent geographical region. This...2013, “Gangwon Province”, in Rebecca Lovell, editor, South Korea (Insight Guides), 10th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 180–181

Examples of Gangwon in a sentence

  • This panoramic backbone of South Korea’s Gangwon province is a tourist destination that actually lives up to its public relations hype.2013, “Gangwon Province”, in Rebecca Lovell, editor, South Korea (Insight Guides), 10th edition, Apa Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages...
  • Gangwon is pressed up against the infamous DMZ (Demilitarized Zone), a 160 mile-long, 2.5 mile-wide buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea.2022 September 25, Adam H. Graham, “Exploring ‘The Land of Morning Calm’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

Forms of Gangwon

alternative formKangwon
alternative formKangwŏn

Origin of Gangwon

Borrowed from Korean 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo). Doublet of Kangwon.

Questions about Gangwon

What does Gangwon mean?
Gangwon means a special self-governing province in South Korea. Capital: Chuncheon.
How do you use Gangwon in a sentence?
This panoramic backbone of South Korea’s Gangwon province is a tourist destination that actually lives up to its public relations hype.
What part of speech is Gangwon?
Gangwon is a proper noun.

Words near Gangwon in the dictionary

  1. gangwaying
  2. gangwayman
  3. gangwaymen
  4. gangways
  5. Gangwei
  6. Gangwon
  7. gangy
  8. Gangzur
  9. Ganienkeh
  10. ganif
  11. ganifs

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