Seoul

[ sohl, sool, sey-ool; Korean syœ-ool ]

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Seoul

/ səʊl /

the capital of South Korea, in the west on the Han River: capital of Korea from 1392 to 1910, then seat of the Japanese administration until 1945; became capital of South Korea in 1948; cultural and educational centre. Pop: 9 592 000 (2005 est)

Seoul

Capital of South Korea and the largest city in the country, located in northwestern South Korea; Political, commercial, industrial, transportation, and cultural center of South Korea.

The city was heavily damaged during the Korean War .

Seoul became the capital in 1948, with the establishment of North Korea and South Korea.

Home of the 1988 summer Olympic Games .

In the last several months Pyongyang has launched a charm offensive directed at Moscow, Tokyo, and Seoul.

In the opening moments of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, players are introduced to 2054 Seoul.

She laughs as she recalls using the restroom in the Seoul airport.

Three months later, they were handed over to South Korean officials and, on April 1, 2009, boarded a plane for Seoul.

Lankov and Delury make a commonsense point, but Jang, a defector to Seoul, maintains that Kim was removed from power last year.

On this account his home was near the great palace of the king, in the city of Seoul, the capital of the country.

Such a sight was not uncommon in the streets of Seoul, and Yung Pak knew well its meaning.

From the landing-place at Fusan to the gates of Seoul the distance is 267 miles.

Besides railways, Seoul possesses also an electric tramway and electric light.

The main street of Seoul is as deep in clay and mud as it was at the time when the "waters dried up."

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