Meanings
proper noun
- An administrative region of Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Lee Hyo-jae was born on Nov. 4, 1924, in Masan, a precinct of Changwon in Gyeongsang Province, during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
2020 November 14, Michael Astor, “Lee Hyo-jae, Champion of Women’s Rights in South Korea, Dies at 95”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2020, Asia Pacific
Origin
- Korean마산(馬山)
- EnglishMasan
Borrowed from Korean 마산(馬山) (masan).
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Chinese Mandarin 馬山 /马山
- 馬山 /马山 (Mǎshān)region
Korean 마산
- 마산 (Masan)region
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Cite this entry
APA
Masan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masan
MLA
“Masan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Masan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Masan.
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