Seoul.
Seoul (the capital city of Seoul Capital Area, South Korea), also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was forcibly divided in 1945.
Meaning & usage
Seoul (the capital city of Seoul Capital Area, South Korea), also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was forcibly divided in 1945.
Under Koreakrigen i 1950–1953 ble Seoul sterkt ødelagt.
Where this word comes from
From Korean 서울 (seoul, “Seoul”), from Middle Korean 셔ᄫᅳᆯ (syeWul, “capital city”), possibly from Old Korean 徐羅伐 (서라벌 (Seorabeol)).
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