Hungnam
[ hoong-nahm ]
/ ˈhuŋˈnɑm /
Save This Word!
noun
a seaport in W North Korea.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Words nearby Hungnam
hunger march, hunger pain, hunger strike, Hung Hsiu-ch'uan, hung jury, Hungnam, hungover, hungry, Hungtow Island, hung-up, Hung-wu
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for Hungnam
Hungnam
/ (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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012