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hagwon

/ˈhæɡwɒn/

hagwon noun: a profit-making private school, common in South Korea.

Noun

hagwon (plural hagwons)

  1. A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
    • Geneho, whose bedroom faces the street, is attending a hagwon, a Korean tutoring program.2007 August 12, Fred A. Bernstein, “A House to Grow Into”, in New York Times

Forms of hagwon

pluralhagwons
alternative formhakwon

Origin of hagwon

Borrowed from Korean 학원(學院) (hagwon).

Questions about hagwon

What does hagwon mean?
Hagwon means a profit-making private school, common in South Korea.
What part of speech is hagwon?
Hagwon is a noun.
How do you pronounce hagwon?
Hagwon is pronounced /ˈhæɡwɒn/.
What is the plural of hagwon?
The plural of hagwon is hagwons.

Words near hagwon in the dictionary

  1. Hague Invasion Act
  2. Hagueite
  3. Hagueites
  4. Haguimit
  5. hagweed
  6. hagwon
  7. hagwons
  8. Hagwood
  9. Hagwoods
  10. hagworm
  11. hagworms

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