Jindo Island

proper noun

The third-largest island of South Korea.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. The third-largest island of South Korea.

    Relatives of missing passengers from the sunken Sewol ferry waited for new information on Thursday at a gymnasium on Jindo Island in South Korea.

    2014 April 17, Choe Sang-Hun, Su-Hyun Lee, Jiha Ham, “Survivors of Korean Ferry Recall a Sharp Turn, Then Chaos”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2024, Asia Pacific
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    The Yellow Sea is bordered on Liaodong Peninsula in the north and adjacent to the west bank of the Korean Peninsula. The line from Zhendao Island in the south end of the Korean Peninsula to the southwestern corner of Jizhou Island is its eastern boundary. In the northwest, it is connected to the Bohai Sea via Bohai Strait.

    铝合金舰艇腐蚀控制技术

    [2020 [2015], Zhigang Fang [方志刚], Jingyi Cao, Yong Guan, “Service Environment of Aluminum Alloy Vessel”, in Corrosion Control Technologies for Aluminum Alloy Vessel [铝合金舰艇腐蚀控制技术], →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Korean진도(珍島)
  2. EnglishJindo Island

From Korean 진도(珍島) (jindo).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese 珍島 /珍岛
  • 珍島 /珍岛 (Zhēndǎo)Translations
Japanese 珍島
  • 珍島Translations
Korean 진도
  • 진도 (jindo)Translations
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APA

Jindo Island. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jindo%20Island

MLA

“Jindo Island.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jindo%20Island. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jindo Island,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jindo%20Island.

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