Meanings
- A city in Gyeongsang, South Korea.
Members of the group, who have not been named, also greeted North Korean athletes when the city of Changwon hosted the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2018, according to Yonhap News, and were seen waving flags promoting the unification of the peninsula.
2023 February 13, Julian Ryall, “South Korea steps up efforts to root out the North's agents”, in DW News, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023, Politics1 more example
Since the Russian invasion last year, the Hanwha Aerospace factory in the southern city of Changwon has expanded production capacity three times, workers told AFP, as South Korea ramps up arms exports while traditional behemoths like the United States struggle with production shortages.
2023 September 15, “Inside the S. Korean factory that could be key for Ukraine”, in France 24, sourced from Changwon (South Korea) (AFP), archived from the original on 11 Feb 2024, Live news
Origin
- Korean창원(昌原)
- EnglishChangwon
Borrowed from Korean 창원(昌原) (Chang'won).
More words from Korean
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Chinese Cantonese 昌原
- 昌原 (coeng¹ jyun⁴)a city in South Korea
Chinese Mandarin 昌原
- 昌原 (Chāngyuán)a city in South Korea
Japanese 昌原
- 昌原 (Chanwon)a city in South Korea
Korean 창원
- 창원 (Chang'won)a city in South Korea
Russian Чханво́н
- Чханво́н (Čxanvón)a city in South Korea
Cite this entry
Changwon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changwon
“Changwon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changwon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Changwon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changwon.
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