Meanings
- A province of South Korea.
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A semiconductor "cluster" is a group of facilities that perform research and all production steps of semiconductors all in a single area. South Korea's cluster comprises various industrial zones in the province of Gyeonggi, with a total area of 21,000 hectares (52,000 acres), which is 21 million square meters, or the size of almost 30,000 soccer fields.
2024 January 24, Martin Fritz, “South Korea invests big in becoming a global chip leader”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024, Technology / South KoreaAt 8am local time, Seoul recorded about 440 micrograms per cubic meter of dust, while the nearby city of Incheon reported 349 micrograms, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA). Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital and Incheon, recorded 424 micrograms, and Gangwon Province, east of the capital region, recorded 329 micrograms. Asian or yellow dust originates in the deserts of China and Mongolia and travels eastward carried by the wind, especially in spring.
2024 March 29, “Asian dust covers Korean peninsula, triggers air quality alert”, in EFE, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024
Origin
- Korean경기도(京畿道)
- EnglishGyeonggi
Borrowed from Korean 경기도(京畿道) (Gyeonggido). Doublet of Kyŏnggi.
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Chinese Cantonese 京畿道
- 京畿道 (ging¹ gei¹ dou⁶)province of South Korea
Chinese Mandarin 京畿道
- 京畿道 (Jīngjīdào)province of South Korea
Korean 경기도
- 경기도 (Gyeonggido)province of South Korea
Polish Gyeonggi
- Gyeonggiprovince of South Korea
Cite this entry
Gyeonggi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeonggi
“Gyeonggi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeonggi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gyeonggi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gyeonggi.
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