Etymology

Sejong

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Today it means: A special self-governing city and de facto administrative capital South Korea. Full definition →

Korean 세종(世宗)
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  1. Korean · borrowed from세종(世宗)
  2. English todaySejong

Borrowed from Korean 세종(世宗) (Sejong). Named after Korean king Sejong the Great.

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