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Taegu

American

[tahy-goo] / ˈtaɪˈgu /

noun

a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.

Taegu British

/ tɛˈɡuː /

noun

a city in SE South Korea: textile and agricultural trading centre. Pop: 2 510 000 (2005 est)

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Roh was born on Dec. 4, 1932, the son of a poor farmer in Talsong County, near the southeastern city of Taegu.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2021

The driver tells me we’ve covered about 900 kilometers from Seoul to Taegu to the Hwachon Reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000

Factory chimneys and television aerials crowd the skylines of industrial areas like Suwon, Chonan, Taegu and Inchon.

From Time Magazine Archive

And last weekend the opposition mounted yet another rally in the central city of Taegu.

From Time Magazine Archive

The northern front, from Taegu to the Japan Sea, sagged menacingly.

From Time Magazine Archive

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