Jeolla
Jeolla proper noun: a province of South Korea.
Proper noun
Jeolla
- A province of South Korea.
- The Government sent some troops by sea on two small steamers to the province of Chölla, and despatched another force by land.[1896, Vladimir, “The Corean Campaign”, in The China-Japan War Compiled from Japanese, Chinese and Foreign Sources, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →OCLC, page 61
- Evacuations of 350 people have taken place in the southwestern province of Jeolla amid warnings of more heavy rainfall in the south.2023 June 30, “South Korea: Child killed in landslide caused by heavy rain”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2023
Forms of Jeolla
| alternative form | Chŏlla |
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Origin of Jeolla
Borrowed from Korean 전라도(全羅道) (Jeollado). Doublet of Chŏlla.
Questions about Jeolla
- What does Jeolla mean?
- Jeolla means a province of South Korea.
- What part of speech is Jeolla?
- Jeolla is a proper noun.
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