Etymology

Chongjin

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Today it means: A city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, the third largest city in North Korea. Full definition →

Korean 청진(淸津)
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from청진(淸津)
  2. English todayChongjin

From Korean 청진(淸津) (Cheongjin).

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