Sejong

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proper noun

A special self-governing city and de facto administrative capital South Korea.

OriginKorean 세종(世宗) →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A special self-governing city and de facto administrative capital South Korea.

    From its original “capital” title, Sejong has now been downgraded to “multifunctional administrative city”; and only 70% of government functions and ministries have been moved to the site, which is located 120 kilometres from Seoul.

    2012 September 30, “Residents settle in South Korea’s new ‘happy city’”, in France 24, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2012, Asia/Pacific
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    When Yoon takes office in May, his government is expected to follow through on plans to invest heavily in new cultural, educational and medical infrastructure in Sejong. Located 125 kilometers (80 miles) south of Seoul, construction on the site planned site for the new South Korean capital began in 2007. Sejong was granted legal status as a "special self-governing city" in 2012.

    2022 March 18, Julian Ryall, “South Korea: Incoming President Yoon wants to relocate capital from Seoul”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2022, Asia

Origin

  1. Korean세종(世宗)
  2. EnglishSejong

Borrowed from Korean 세종(世宗) (Sejong). Named after Korean king Sejong the Great.

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Translations

Arabic سيجونغ
  • سيجونغ (Sījūnḡ)city
Chinese Mandarin 世宗
  • 世宗 (Shìzōng)city
Czech Sedžong
  • Sedžongcity
Danish Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Dutch Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Esperanto Seĝon
  • Seĝoncity
Finnish Sejong
  • Sejongcity
French Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Greek Σέτζονγκ
  • Σέτζονγκ (Sétzongk)city
Hungarian Szedzsong
  • Szedzsongcity
Indonesian Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Italian Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Japanese 世宗
  • 世宗 (Sejon)city
Korean 세종
  • 세종 (Sejong)city
Malay Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Norwegian Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Persian سجونگ
  • سجونگ (Sejoong)city
Polish Sedżong
  • Sedżongcity
Portuguese Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Romanian Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Russian Седжон
  • Седжон (Sedžon)city
Spanish Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Swedish Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Thai เซจง
  • เซจง (see-jong)city
Ukrainian Седжон
  • Седжон (Sedžon)city
Vietnamese Sejong
  • Sejongcity
Cite this entry
APA

Sejong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sejong

MLA

“Sejong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sejong. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sejong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sejong.

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