Meanings
proper noun
- A province in southeast South Korea.
Park Jong-kwon, head of an anti-nuclear civic group in South Gyeongsang Province, said no more nuclear reactors should be built in southeastern cities like Ulsan and Gyeongju as they are close to an active fault line.
2016 September 13, Jane Chung, Jumin Park, Se Young Lee, “South Korea's biggest earthquake triggers nuclear safety concerns”, in Tony Munroe, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2024, World
Origin
Partial calque of Korean 경상남도(慶尙南道) (Gyeongsangnamdo).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 慶尚南道 /庆尚南道
- 慶尚南道 /庆尚南道 (Qìngshàngnándào)province of South Korea
French Gyeongsang du Sud
- Gyeongsang du Sudprovince of South Korea
Japanese 慶尚南道
- 慶尚南道 (Keishōnandō)province of South Korea
Korean 경상남도, 경남
- 경상남도 (Gyeongsangnamdo)province of South Korea
- 경남 (Gyeongnam)province of South Korea
Polish Gyeongsang Południowy
- Gyeongsang Południowyprovince of South Korea
Cite this entry
APA
South Gyeongsang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Gyeongsang
MLA
“South Gyeongsang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Gyeongsang. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Gyeongsang,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Gyeongsang.
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