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Mangyongdae

Mangyongdae proper noun: a district of Pyongyang, North Korea.

Proper noun

Mangyongdae

  1. A district of Pyongyang, North Korea.
    • Mangyongdae District is the westernmost area of Pyongyang city, filling the banks of the River Pothong's western artery.2008, Robert Willoughby, “Pyongyang”, in North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 124
    • "At around 17:30 on December 19, 2011, hundreds of magpies appeared from nowhere and hovered over a statue of President Kim Il Sung on Changdok School campus in Mangyongdae District, clattering as if they were telling him the sad news," state news agency KCNA reported on Monday.2012 January 9, David Chance, “Magpies and bears mourn North Korea's "Dear Leader"”, in Paul Tait, editor, Reuters

Origin of Mangyongdae

Borrowed from Korean 만경대(萬景台) (Man'gyeongdae).

Questions about Mangyongdae

What does Mangyongdae mean?
Mangyongdae means a district of Pyongyang, North Korea.
What part of speech is Mangyongdae?
Mangyongdae is a proper noun.

Words near Mangyongdae in the dictionary

  1. mangwas
  2. mangwinya
  3. mangy
  4. Mangyan
  5. Mangyans
  6. Mangyongdae
  7. manhaden
  8. manhadens
  9. manhair
  10. manhairs
  11. manhandle

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