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Goseong

Goseong proper noun: a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea.

Proper noun

Goseong

  1. A county of Gangwon Province, South Korea.
    • The runaway soldier was reported to have opened fire on troops who had tracked him down near a school in the Goseong region, close to the North Korean border.2014 June 22, “S. Korean troops in gun battle”, in Deutsche Welle, sourced from rc/mkg (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters), archived from the original on 03 Jun 2025
    • The soldier crossed into Goseong county on the east coast which borders North Korea and was taken into custody by South Korean guards who had been monitoring his movements, the news agency said.2024 August 20, Jack Kim, “North Korean soldier defects to the South, Yonhap reports”, in Ed Davies, editor, Reuters, Asia Pacific

Origin of Goseong

Borrowed from Korean 고성(高城) (Goseong).

Questions about Goseong

What does Goseong mean?
Goseong means a county of Gangwon Province, South Korea.
What part of speech is Goseong?
Goseong is a proper noun.

Words near Goseong in the dictionary

  1. Gosberton
  2. Goschen
  3. Goschens
  4. Gosden
  5. gose
  6. Goseong
  7. goserelin
  8. goses
  9. Gosewehr
  10. Gosford
  11. Gosford and Water Eaton

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