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Yujin Point

Yujin Point proper noun: a cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.

Proper noun

Yujin Point

  1. A cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.
    • January 18[…]
      SEA WAR: USS Colahan (DD 650) receives three rounds of fire from Yujin Point, but there is no damage or casualties.2006, Paul M. Edwards, “Chronology”, in Korean War Almanac (Almanacs of American Wars), Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 366
    Synonyms:
    Yujin Dan, Yujing Dan, Yujin-dan

Synonyms of Yujin Point

Origin of Yujin Point

Partial calque of Korean 유진단(楡津端) (Yujindan), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 유진 (yujin) and 단 (dan), from Sino-Korean 楡津端, from 楡 (“elm or elms”), 津 (“ferry”), and 端 (“end; cape”).

Questions about Yujin Point

What does Yujin Point mean?
Yujin Point means a cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.
What part of speech is Yujin Point?
Yujin Point is a proper noun.

Words near Yujin Point in the dictionary

  1. Yuis
  2. Yuit
  3. Yuits
  4. Yujiang
  5. Yujin Dan
  6. Yujin Point
  7. yuk
  8. yuk hwe
  9. yuk it up
  10. yuka
  11. Yukaghir

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