Hungnam

American

[hoong-nahm] / ˈhuŋˈnɑm /

noun

a seaport in W North Korea.

Hungnam British

/ ˌhʊŋˈnæm /

noun

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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Few events of the Korean War have seared the psyche of older South Koreans as deeply as the Hungnam evacuation, which they saw as a symbol of wartime calamity and humanitarian grace.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2021

When the Americans retreated, fear spread through Hungnam.

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

Bringing their dead and wounded with them in sub-zero weather, pursued by eight fiercely attacking divisions of Chinese Communists, the marines of the 1st beat their way to Hungnam and rescue in 13 days.

From Time Magazine Archive

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