Kaesong
noun
a city in S North Korea.
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Kaesong
American
[key-sawng]
/ ˈkeɪˈsɔŋ /
noun
Kaesŏng
British
/ ˌkeɪˈsɑŋ /
noun
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang accused Seoul of having flown a drone into the border city of Kaesong earlier this month, releasing photos of what it said was debris from one it shot down.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Lee was born on June 1, 1928, in Kaesong, present-day North Korea, the youngest of seven children.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2025
Day trips from the North begin in Pyongyang, a two-and-a-half-hour drive from the DMZ-adjacent city of Kaesong.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
In the early thirteenth century, however, the Korean capital in Kaesong was besieged by the Mongols, and in 1231 the government was forced to flee southward.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
North Korean state media recently showed what appeared to be South Korean commuter buses running in the streets of Kaesong and Pyongyang.
From Washington Times • Apr. 12, 2023
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