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Masan

Masan proper noun: an administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Proper noun

Masan

  1. An administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
    • Lee Hyo-jae was born on Nov. 4, 1924, in Masan, a precinct of Changwon in Gyeongsang Province, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.2020 November 14, Michael Astor, “Lee Hyo-jae, Champion of Women’s Rights in South Korea, Dies at 95”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020, Asia Pacific

Origin of Masan

Borrowed from Korean 마산(馬山) (masan).

Questions about Masan

What does Masan mean?
Masan means an administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
What part of speech is Masan?
Masan is a proper noun.

Words near Masan in the dictionary

  1. Masam
  2. masaman
  3. Masamat
  4. Masambong
  5. Masami
  6. Masan
  7. Masangsang
  8. Masangu
  9. Masantol
  10. Masao
  11. Masara

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