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hagwon.

A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhæɡwɒn//ˈhɑɡwɒn/
  1. A profit-making private school, common in South Korea.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Korean 학원(學院) (hagwon).

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