Etymograph

English

Gangwon

Gangwon comes from Korean ^강원도(江原道).

  1. Koreanmodern^강원도(江原道)江原道
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002Gangwon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Koreanmodern^강원도(江原道)江原道
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002Gangwon

Earliest quotation: 2002, Don Kirk, Korea's getaway delights — in any season: “GOHAN — This town in Jeongseon (Jungsun) County, Gangwon…”

Today it means

name A special self-governing province in South Korea. Capital: Chuncheon.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Korean ^강원도(江原道) / Gangwon