Etymology

Yeongnam

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Today it means: A geographic region equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with Gyeongsang Province, one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea. Full definition →

Korean 영남(嶺南)
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from영남(嶺南)
  2. English todayYeongnam

From Korean 영남(嶺南) (Yeongnam).

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