Submitted Place Name Revision History

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9/5/2021, 5:03 AM VerdeIperbolico Added Hanja in H&LO section
9/3/2021, 2:08 PM VerdeIperbolico Fixed definition
9/3/2021, 2:07 PM VerdeIperbolico

Name Cheongju
Type Settlement
Usage Korean
Scripts 청주(Korean Hangul) 淸州(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. /tɕʰʌŋ.dzu/
Other Forms FormsCh'ŏngju (McCune-Reischauer)
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Combination of 淸 (청, cheong, "clear, clean") and 州 (주, ju, "province"), thus "clear province", or "perfect province". This is the name of a city in South Korea.
Added 9/3/2021 by VerdeIperbolico