jangmadang

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noun

A kind of local market or black market in North Korea that emerged since the famine in the 1990s.

OriginKorean 장마당 →
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Meanings

nounjangmadang (plural jangmadangs)

plural jangmadangs

  1. A kind of local market or black market in North Korea that emerged since the famine in the 1990s.

Origin

  1. Korean장마당
  2. Englishjangmadang

Borrowed from Korean 장마당 (jangmadang).

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APA

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

MLA

“jangmadang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jangmadang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jangmadang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jangmadang.

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