Yujin Point

proper noun

A cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.

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Yujin DanYujing DanYujin-dan
OriginKorean 유진 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.

    January 18[…] SEA WAR: USS Colahan (DD 650) receives three rounds of fire from Yujin Point, but there is no damage or casualties.

    2006, Paul M. Edwards, “Chronology”, in Korean War Almanac (Almanacs of American Wars), Facts on File, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 366

    Synonyms: Yujin Dan, Yujing Dan, Yujin-dan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA cape in North Hamgyong, North Korea, on the northern shore of East Korea Bay.

Similar
Yujin DanYujing DanYujin-dan
Also see
yujin dan

Origin

  1. Korean유진
  2. EnglishYujin Point

Partial calque of Korean 유진단(楡津端) (Yujindan), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 유진 (yujin) and 단 (dan), from Sino-Korean 楡津端, from 楡 (“elm or elms”), 津 (“ferry”), and 端 (“end; cape”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 榆津端
  • 榆津端 (Yújīn Duān)Translations
Korean 유진단
  • 유진단 (Yujindan)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

Yujin Point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Point

MLA

“Yujin Point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Point. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yujin Point,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yujin%20Point.

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