Taegu
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- proper noun
- The annual festival in Taegu attracts thousands of visitors who come to enjoy the local food and performances.
Examples
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Is this air base Taegu?
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Hello, hello Taegu?
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- Air base Taegu major.
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Hello air base Taegu.
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Hello, Air base Taegu.
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When I was in Seoul a few weeks ago, the English-language news program Korea Today broadcast a strangely fascinating story about an "I Love Dokdo" contest at Taegu University.
Blog text (10) -
Statistics show that in the late seventeenth century, yangban represented only 8.3 percent of the population in the city of Taegu, but that proportion had soared to 34.7 percent by the late eighteenth century, and as high as 65.5 percent by the mid-nineteenth century.
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Many tourists visit Taegu to see its beautiful temples and experience its unique traditions.
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In the southeastern region of South Korea, Taegu is known for its rich industrial history and vibrant culture.
Synonyms
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7.4
A city in southeastern South Korea known for its temples, markets, and technology
Surface Forms
Etymology
Taegu is an older English spelling of the Korean city now usually written Daegu, and the Korean name 대구 comes from the Chinese characters 大 'big' and 邱 'hill'. So Taegu/Daegu means 'big hill', a simple image that helps you remember the place name.