Dangjin

D2A1N1G2J8I1N1

proper noun

A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

    POSCO International is moving forward with its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal expansion project in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, the company said Wednesday.

    2023 May 31, Kim Hyun-bin, “POSCO International kicks off LNG terminal expansion in Dangjin”, in The Korea Times, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2026
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    Dangjin generates the most electricity of any city ― its energy self-sufficiency rate is 440 percent ― using power generated from liquefied natural gas, biomass, coal and combined materials.

    2019 July 16, “David vs. Goliath: South Chungcheong's battle against coal”, in The Korea Times

    Some 1,423 pigs were culled due to the outbreak at a farm in Dangjin, South Chungcheong province, and authorities were closely monitoring for further infections at around 140 related farms, South Korea's Agriculture Ministry said in a statement.

    2025 November 25, Joyce Lee, “South Korea raises African Swine Fever alert after outbreak at pig farm”, in Reuters

Origin

  1. Korean당진(唐津)
  2. EnglishDangjin

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 당진(唐津) (Dangjin).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 唐津
  • 唐津 (tong⁴ zeon¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 唐津
  • 唐津 (Tángjīn)Translations
Japanese 唐津
  • 唐津Translations
Korean 당진
  • 당진 (dangjin)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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