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Songun

/sɔːnɡʊn/

Songun noun: the official policy of North Korea, by which the military gets first cut on food, clothing, medicine, and other necessities.

Noun

Songun (uncountable)

  1. The official policy of North Korea, by which the military gets first cut on food, clothing, medicine, and other necessities.

Origin of Songun

Borrowed from Korean 선군(先軍) (seon'gun, “prioritizing the military”), McCune-Reischauer Sŏn'gun.

Questions about Songun

What does Songun mean?
Songun means the official policy of North Korea, by which the military gets first cut on food, clothing, medicine, and other necessities.
What part of speech is Songun?
Songun is a noun.
How do you pronounce Songun?
Songun is pronounced /sɔːnɡʊn/.

Words near Songun in the dictionary

  1. songthaeo
  2. songthaew
  3. songthaews
  4. songuaries
  5. songuary
  6. Songun
  7. songvid
  8. songvids
  9. songword
  10. songwords
  11. songworthy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Songun (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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