Cheju
Americannoun
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Formerly Quelpart. an island south of and belonging to South Korea. 718 sq. mi. (1,860 sq. km).
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a city on and the capital of this island, on the northern coast.
noun
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In 2005, the government designated Jeju, sometimes romanized as Cheju, as a “peace island.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2011
F.E.B.C. beams the gospel into China in five Chinese dialects from powerful transmitters in Manila, San Francisco, and on South Korea's Cheju Island.
From Time Magazine Archive
Huh Hyun Chul learned that his sister is alive and living in Cheju, a resort island off the southern coast.
From Time Magazine Archive
On Cheju Island, off the tip of the South Korean mainland, 40 new courses are set to open by 2010 as a result of golf's exploding local popularity.
From Time Magazine Archive
A South Korean soldier informed us that salamanders were fairly common on Cheju Do.
From Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by George W. Byers
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