Kyongsong

K5Y4O1N1G2S1O1N1G2

proper noun

A county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

OriginKorean 경성(鏡城) →
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Meanings

Kyongsong1

proper noun
  1. A county of North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Kyongsong2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete form of Seoul: the capital of South Korea.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
keijō

Origin

Kyongsong · proper noun

  1. Korean경성(鏡城)
  2. EnglishKyongsong

From Korean 경성(鏡城) (Gyeongseong).

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Kyongsong · proper noun

  1. Korean경성(京城)
  2. EnglishKyongsong

From Korean 경성(京城) (gyeongseong), from Japanese 京(けい)城(じょう) (keijō), used during the Japanese colonial period (1910–1945).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Kyongsong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyongsong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyongsong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyongsong.

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