Etymograph

English

Gwangju

Gwangju comes from Korean 광주(光州).

  1. Koreanmodern광주(光州)光州
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2017Gwangju

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Koreanmodern광주(光州)光州
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2017Gwangju

Earliest quotation: 2017, Julian Ryall, Can South Korea heal Gwangju uprising wounds?: “Defense Minister Song Young-moo has been charged with a…”

Today it means

name A city in South Korea.

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

Etymograph / Korean 광주(光州) / Gwangju