Daegu

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A city in southeastern South Korea known for its temples, markets, and technology

proper noun
/ˈdeɪɡu/

: Daegu

Daegu City and Gyungsangbuk-do will hold exhibitions about high-tech machinery, metals, components, materials, and robots at Daegu Exco from Nov. 22nd to the 24th.
Daegu, South Korea
Daegu city
Daegu Textile

Examples

I plan to visit Daegu during my trip to South Korea to explore its rich cultural heritage.
Three international exhibitions will be held at Daegu EXCO from Nov. 22 to the 24.

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Sure enough, a few minutes later, there were distance signs for Daegu: 70 km, 60 km, 50 km, 40 km.

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He is a lawyer from Daegu and organized the Seoul gathering.

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The bus was headed to Daegu—not to Andong.

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This is the first ROBEX, which marks the start of 'Robot City Daegu' with the opening of the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA) and pitching in a robot cluster project.

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The new technology park is located in Daegu, making it a significant hub for innovation.
Many travelers choose to take the train to Daegu because it's well-connected to other cities.

Synonyms

Taegu

vsDaegu

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A large city in southeast South Korea known for industry and culture

is the same name but written in an alternate form

Surface Forms

Daegu main

Etymology

Daegu comes from Chinese characters used in Korean: 大 meaning 'big' and 邱 meaning 'hill'. So Daegu originally meant 'big hill', an easy image to remember the city's name.