Seoul

American  

[sohl, sool, sey-ool, syœ-ool] / soʊl, sul, ˈseɪ ʊl, ˈsjœ ʊl /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.

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Seoul British  

/ səʊl /

noun

1. 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)

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Seoul Cultural  

1. 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.

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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.

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At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, Boxer-Cahill finished fourth in the 1500m, behind a Russian athlete who was later banned for doping.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

First staged in Seoul, this new version is adapted and directed by the Australian-born Simon Stone, whose acclaimed adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s “Yerma” was also seen at the Armory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“Kim’s major concern isn’t North Korean workers getting killed,” said Peter Ward, a research fellow at the Sejong Institute, a think tank in Seoul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Both have said they want to be sent to South Korea, and Seoul is willing to take them.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“If we stay here, we may never see them again, but if we head to Seoul, we can still find them.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh