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Pyongyang

Pyongyang

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The capital city of North Korea where the government and many factories are
  • proper noun
  • /piˈɔŋˌjæŋ/
: Pyongyang
  • In three days, you will fly from New York to Beijing, where you will transfer to a commercial airline that takes you directly to Pyongyang.
  • sanctions against Pyongyang
  • Pyongyang's nuclear program
  • regime in Pyongyang

And I did go over, spent three or four days in Pyongyang dealing with their officials and offering them a deal.

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Examples

  • The Supreme Leader requests your presence at a restaurant in Pyongyang for dinner.

  • I am now in Pyongyang, North Korea.

  • And I did go over, spent three or four days in Pyongyang dealing with their officials and offering them a deal.

  • I have to go to Pyongyang.

  • The Supreme Leader requests your presence at a restaurant in Pyongyang for dinner.

  • The end of the war seemed in sight as the allies pushed north toward the north Korean capital of Pyongyang.

  • China and South Korea have taken the lead in exhorting Pyongyang to open up its economy.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Three weeks from tonight, I will be traveling to Pyongyang, North Korea, to conduct the first globally broadcast interview with President Kim Jong-un.

  • I am now in Pyongyang, North Korea, exploring its unique architecture.

  • In three days, you will fly from New York to Beijing, transfer to a commercial airline, and then head to Pyongyang.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Pyongyang comes from Korean roots pyeong and yang, which mean 'flat' and 'land'. That's why the name means 'flat land' or 'peaceful land' and fits the wide, open area where the city stands.