Koksan

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proper noun

A county of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

OriginKorean 곡산(谷山) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of North Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
    1 more example

    According to a Daily NK source in North Korea, about 60 homes were flooded and fields destroyed in Unpa County and Koksan County, North Hwanghae Province, during recent monsoon rains.[…] In Koksan County, strong winds blew the roofs off homes, while torrential rains poked holes in or collapsed the walls of houses.

    2022 July 6, Kim Chae Hwan, “North Hwanghae Province hit hard by torrential rains”, in Daily NK, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022
  2. abbreviationellipsisgovernmentEllipsis of M-1978 Koksan, a model of North Korean heavy artillery.

Origin

  1. Korean곡산(谷山)
  2. EnglishKoksan

Borrowed from Korean 곡산(谷山) (Goksan).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 谷山
  • 谷山 (guk¹ san¹)North Korean county
Chinese Mandarin 谷山
  • 谷山 (Gǔshān)North Korean county
Korean 곡산
  • 곡산 (Goksan)North Korean county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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