Chungcheong

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proper noun

One of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.

OriginKorean 충청(忠淸) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalOne of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.

    Mr. Cho Pyengsik, who recently resigned the portfolio of Foreign Affairs in Korea, had previously been Minister of Justice, and, still earlier, Governor of Chungchong province.

    [1898 February 26, “KOREAN ITEMS.”, in The Japan Weekly Mail, volume XXIX, number 9, Yokohama, page 214, column 1
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    When the former Minister of Law, Cho Pyeng-sik, was Governor of Chungchong province, he was told by a geomancer that the site of one O Hen-keun’s house was the luckiest spot for a grave.

    [1898 February 28, North-China Herald, volume LX, number 1595, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 311, column 2

Origin

  1. Korean충청(忠淸)
  2. EnglishChungcheong

Borrowed from Korean 충청(忠淸) (Chungcheong).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 忠淸
  • 忠淸historical province
Korean 충청
  • 충청 (Chungcheong)historical province
Polish Chungcheong
  • Chungcheonghistorical province
Cite this entry
APA

Chungcheong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chungcheong

MLA

“Chungcheong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chungcheong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chungcheong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chungcheong.

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