Jeolla

J8E1O1L1L1A1

proper noun

A province of South Korea.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chŏlla

  1. historicalA province of South Korea.

    The Government sent some troops by sea on two small steamers to the province of Chölla, and despatched another force by land.

    [1896, Vladimir, “The Corean Campaign”, in The China-Japan War Compiled from Japanese, Chinese and Foreign Sources, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, →OCLC, page 61
    1 more example

    Evacuations of 350 people have taken place in the southwestern province of Jeolla amid warnings of more heavy rainfall in the south.

    2023 June 30, “South Korea: Child killed in landslide caused by heavy rain”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2023

Origin

  1. Korean전라도(全羅道)
  2. EnglishJeolla

Borrowed from Korean 전라도(全羅道) (Jeollado). Doublet of Chŏlla.

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Translations

French Jeolla
  • Jeollaprovince of South Korea
Korean 전라도
  • 전라도 (Jeollado)province of South Korea
Polish Jeolla
  • Jeollaprovince of South Korea
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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