Incheon

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/ˈɪnt͡ʃʌn//ˈɪnt͡ʃən/

proper noun

A city in South Korea.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative dated Inchon · alternative dated Inchŏn

  1. A city in South Korea.

    South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island is situated in the Yellow Sea. It is located approximately 80 kilometres west of Incheon and 12 kilometres south of the coastline of Hwanghae Province, North Korea.

    2024 January 5, “S. Korea issues evacuation orders for two of its islands as N. Korea fires more than 200 shells”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2024, Asia/Pacific
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    The South Korean Coast Guard has confirmed that on Aug. 16 it found a man stranded with a Jet Ski-type vehicle on a mud flat off the country’s west coast, near the city of Incheon. In a statement, it said the man, whom it did not identify, had been detained Sunday on suspicion of entering South Korea illegally by sea from China.

    2023 August 24, John Yoon, “Escape China by Jet Ski? A Dissident Is Said to Have Planned It for Years”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2023, Asia Pacific

    At 8am local time, Seoul recorded about 440 micrograms per cubic meter of dust, while the nearby city of Incheon reported 349 micrograms, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA). Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital and Incheon, recorded 424 micrograms, and Gangwon Province, east of the capital region, recorded 329 micrograms.

    2024 March 29, “Asian dust covers Korean peninsula, triggers air quality alert”, in EFE, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024

    Synonyms: Jemulpo, Chemulpo, Jinsen

  2. An international airport in Yeongjong district, Incheon, South Korea.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in South Korea.

Also see

Origin

  1. Korean인천(仁川)
  2. EnglishIncheon

From Korean 인천(仁川) (Incheon).

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Translations

Arabic إِنْشْيُون
  • إِنْشْيُون (ʔinšyūn)city in South Korea
Chinese Cantonese 仁川
  • 仁川 (jan⁴ cyun¹)city in South Korea
Chinese Mandarin 仁川
  • 仁川 (Rénchuān)city in South Korea
Dutch Incheon
  • Incheoncity in South Korea
Esperanto Inĉono
  • Inĉonocity in South Korea
French Incheon
  • Incheoncity in South Korea
Greek Ίντσον
  • Ίντσον (Íntson)city in South Korea
Hindi इंचियोन
  • इंचियोन (iñciyon)city in South Korea
Japanese 仁川, インチョン
  • 仁川 (Inchon)city in South Korea
  • インチョン (Inchon)city in South Korea
Korean 인천
  • 인천 (Incheon)city in South Korea
Russian Инчхо́н
  • Инчхо́н (Inčxón)city in South Korea
Thai อินช็อน
  • อินช็อนcity in South Korea
Ukrainian Інчхон
  • Інчхон (Inčxon)city in South Korea
Vietnamese Nhân Xuyên
  • Nhân Xuyêncity in South Korea
Cite this entry
APA

Incheon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Incheon

MLA

“Incheon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Incheon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Incheon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Incheon.

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