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Gwangmyeong

Gwangmyeong proper noun: a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Proper noun

Gwangmyeong

  1. A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
    • One worker is missing following the collapse of a rail construction site in South Korea on Friday, the national fire agency said, while a second has been located, but remains trapped in the rubble.
      The incident happened in Gwangmyeong, southwest of the capital Seoul, where workers were constructing...2025 April 11, Joyce Lee, Ju-min Park, “South Korea says one worker missing in rail construction site collapse”, in Ed Davies, Sharon Singleton, editors, Reuters

Origin of Gwangmyeong

Borrowed from Korean 광명(光明) (Gwangmyeong, “light”). Doublet of Kwangmyong.

Questions about Gwangmyeong

What does Gwangmyeong mean?
Gwangmyeong means a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
What part of speech is Gwangmyeong?
Gwangmyeong is a proper noun.

Words near Gwangmyeong in the dictionary

  1. gwan
  2. Gwanda
  3. Gwandalan
  4. Gwangbokjeol
  5. Gwangju
  6. Gwangmyeong
  7. Gwangyang
  8. gwans
  9. gwap
  10. GWAPs
  11. gwarda

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