Meanings
proper noun
- A port city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Stocks of Russian metal at the South Korean port of Gwangyang have been left largely untouched, meaning that a significant part of what remains in the LME storage system is now metal that many Western buyers can't or won't take.
2026 March 19, Andy Home, “Iran war rattles the global aluminium supply chain”, in Marguerita Choy, editor, Reuters, Commodities
Origin
- Korean광양(光陽)
- EnglishGwangyang
From Korean 광양(光陽) (gwang'yang).
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Chinese Cantonese 光陽 /光阳
- 光陽 /光阳 (gwong¹ joeng⁴)port city
Chinese Mandarin 光陽 /光阳
- 光陽 /光阳 (Guāngyáng)port city
Korean 광양
- 광양 (Gwang'yang)port city
Cite this entry
APA
Gwangyang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangyang
MLA
“Gwangyang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangyang. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gwangyang,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gwangyang.
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