Meanings
- A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
In August, South Korea confirmed dozens of cases linked to a single Starbucks in the city of Paju where many customers did not wear masks.
2020 October 14, Antonia Noori Farzan, Siobhán O'Grady, “A Canadian spin studio followed public health guidelines. But 61 people still caught the coronavirus.”, in The Washington Post (Americas section), Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Oct 20201 more example
A satellite city 22 miles northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Paju is small, with a population of around half a million. The streets are quieter than those of the bustling capital, the air cleaner and the pace of life half a beat slower.
2023 November 25, Jin Yu Young, “South Korea’s City of Books”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2023
Origin
- Korean파주(坡州)
- EnglishPaju
Borrowed from Korean 파주(坡州) (Paju).
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Chinese Mandarin 坡州
- 坡州 (Pōzhōu)city in South Korea
Korean 파주
- 파주 (Paju)city in South Korea
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Cite this entry
Paju. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paju
“Paju.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paju. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paju,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paju.
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