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Tanchon

Tanchon proper noun: a port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Proper noun

Tanchon

  1. A port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
    • She was born in the port city of Tanchon in South Hamgyong province in the far north and raised in the industrial city of Hamhung, and is described in the book as the baby of the family, the youngest of three children.2016 August 11, Jean H. Lee, “North Korean Gymnast’s Selfie Goes Viral, but Her Bio Is Sparse”, in The New York Times, sourced from SEOUL, South Korea, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05...
    • The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the drone, named “Haeil-2" after a Korean word meaning tsunamis or tidal waves, traveled underwater for more than 71 hours before successfully detonating a mock warhead in waters near the eastern port city of Tanchon on Friday.2023 April 7, KIM TONG-HYUNG, “North Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone”, in AP News, archived from the original on 08 Apr 2023

Forms of Tanchon

alternative formTanch'on

Origin of Tanchon

Borrowed from Korean 단천(端川) (Dancheon).

Questions about Tanchon

What does Tanchon mean?
Tanchon means a port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
What part of speech is Tanchon?
Tanchon is a proper noun.

Words near Tanchon in the dictionary

  1. Tanchangyas
  2. Tancharoen
  3. Tanchelmian
  4. Tanchelmians
  5. Tancheng
  6. Tanchon
  7. tancoite
  8. Tancred
  9. tanda
  10. Tandag
  11. Tandaganon

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