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Huichon

Huichon proper noun: a municipal city in Chagang Province, North Korea.

Proper noun

Huichon

  1. A municipal city in Chagang Province, North Korea.
    • Last week, in a kindergarten in the industrial city of Huichon, about two-thirds of the way between Pyongyang and the Yalu River border with China, the World Vision team examined children who showed all the classic signs of malnutrition, Mr. Natsios said.1997 June 11, Barbara Crossette, “Hunger in North Korea: A Relief Aide's Stark Report”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2012, World, page 8

Origin of Huichon

Borrowed from Korean 희천(熙川) (Huicheon).

Questions about Huichon

What does Huichon mean?
Huichon means a municipal city in Chagang Province, North Korea.
What part of speech is Huichon?
Huichon is a proper noun.

Words near Huichon in the dictionary

  1. Huian
  2. huias
  3. Huichol
  4. Huicholes
  5. Huichols
  6. Huichon
  7. Huidrom
  8. Huie
  9. Huies
  10. Huiji
  11. huikstery

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