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Riwon

Riwon proper noun: a town in South Hamgyong, North Korea.

Proper noun

Riwon

  1. A town in South Hamgyong, North Korea.
  2. The surrounding county in South Hamgyong, North Korea.
  3. The adjacent bay, an inlet of the East Korea Bay in the Sea of Japan.

Forms of Riwon

alternative formRiwŏn
alternative formIwon
alternative formIwŏn

Origin of Riwon

From Korean 리원(利原) (riwon), from either McCune-Reischauer Riwŏn or Revised Romanization Riwon.

Questions about Riwon

What does Riwon mean?
Riwon means a town in South Hamgyong, North Korea.
What part of speech is Riwon?
Riwon is a proper noun.

Words near Riwon in the dictionary

  1. rivulid
  2. rivulids
  3. rivuline
  4. rivulose
  5. Riwoche
  6. Riwon
  7. Rix
  8. rix dollar
  9. rix dollars
  10. rix-dollar
  11. rix-dollars

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