Meanings
- A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
1 more example
One worker is missing following the collapse of a rail construction site in South Korea on Friday, the national fire agency said, while a second has been located, but remains trapped in the rubble. The incident happened in Gwangmyeong, southwest of the capital Seoul, where workers were constructing a new commuter rail line that will connect the centre of the capital with the suburbs.
2025 April 11, Joyce Lee, Ju-min Park, “South Korea says one worker missing in rail construction site collapse”, in Ed Davies, Sharon Singleton, editors, Reuters
Origin
- Korean광명(光明)“light”
- EnglishGwangmyeong
Borrowed from Korean 광명(光明) (Gwangmyeong, “light”). Doublet of Kwangmyong.
More words from Korean
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 光明
- 光明 (gwong¹ ming⁴)city in South Korea
Chinese Mandarin 光明
- 光明 (Guāngmíng)city in South Korea
Korean 광명
- 광명 (Gwangmyeong)city in South Korea
Cite this entry
Gwangmyeong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangmyeong
“Gwangmyeong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangmyeong. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gwangmyeong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangmyeong.
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