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Hungnam

American  
[hoong-nahm] / ˈhuŋˈnɑm /

noun

  1. a seaport in W North Korea.


Hungnam British  
/ ˌhʊŋˈnæm /

noun

  1. a port in E North Korea, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) southeast of Hamhung. Pop: about 200 000 (latest est), but the city was merged administratively with Hamhung in 2005 and figures are not normally published separately

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By the time the American troops reached Hungnam, throngs of people had already arrived at the port, hoping to flee the violence as Chinese troops, fighting alongside the North’s forces, closed in.

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2021

The ship, designed to carry no more than 59 people, left Hungnam on Dec. 23, 1950, with 14,000 refugees.

From New York Times Sep. 5, 2021

Along with its Chinese connection, the North has been supplied by Russian tankers that ship oil and petroleum products to Munchon and another east coast port, Hungnam.

From Washington Times Nov. 11, 2018

Doyle was born in Medford, Mass. His father, also a vice admiral, commanded the Inchon landing and the evacuation from Hungnam during the Korean War.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2018

In the snows of Hungnam, as the air was rent by protective bombardment and the tragic thunder of demolition in the face of the enemy, U.S. troops prepared to pull out of North Korea.

From Time Magazine Archive

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