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chon
[ chuhn ]
noun
- Also jun []. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Also jeon []. a monetary unit of South Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
chon
/ tʃəʊn /
noun
- a North and South Korean monetary unit worth one hundredth of a won
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Example Sentences
Chon asked for and received a leave of absence, which was made public last week.
Chon departed in the coach, with Jean's promise that he would be her first visitor in the new lodgings.
Sea, nih-chonn-djé (dje French); the Ayowas say, nih-chon-je (je German).
Chun and Chon were titles, said peculiarly to belong to Hercules: Τον Ἡρακλην φησι κατα τον Αιγυπτιων διαλεκτον Κωνα λεγεσθαι.
The cry of “enemy” will scarcely set an Igorot community astir sooner than will the cry of “cho′-chon.”
The battle was named "Waho-chon-chaka" and was the last fighting we had with the Indians for that summer.
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