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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 咸 (“Hamheung”) + 鏡 (“Gyeongseong”) + 道 (“province”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | Hamgyeongdo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | Hamgyeongdo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | Hamgyŏngdo |
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| Yale Romanization? | hamkyengto |
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Proper noun
함경도 • (Hamgyeongdo) (hanja 咸鏡道)
- (historical) Hamgyeong, Hamgyŏng (a province of Korea)
- Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)
See also
Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:
- 강원도 (gang'wondo)
- 경기도 (gyeonggido)
- 경상도 (gyeongsangdo)
- 전라도 (jeollado)
- 제주도 (jejudo)
- 충청도 (chungcheongdo)
- 평안도 (pyeong'ando)
- 황해도 (hwanghaedo)