Browse Place Names

This is a list of place names in which the meaning contains the keyword courtroom.
type
usage
meaning
Chaoxian (Country) Chinese
Chinese form of Joseon, used in mainland China to refer to Korea.
Chōsen (Country) Japanese
Japanese form of Joseon, referring to Korea.
Hofwegen (Settlement) Dutch
From Dutch hof meaning "yard, court" and weg meaning "way, path, road". This is the name of a town in the Netherlands.
Joseon (Region & Country) Korean
This was the name of two kingdoms in the history of Korea. The first was conquered by the Han Empire in the 2nd century BC. The second ruled Korea from the 14th century until the 19th century. The name of these kingdoms was written using the Sino-Korean characters (jo) meaning "dynasty" and (seon) meaning "new", though the actual origin is assumed to be Korean. This name is now used in North Korea to refer to the country of North Korea.