Pyongyang

[ pyuhng-yahng, -yang, pyong- ]

/ ˈpyʌŋˈyɑŋ, -ˈyæŋ, ˈpyɒŋ- /

noun

a city in and the capital of North Korea, in the SW part.

Definition for pyongyang (2 of 2)

North Korea

noun

a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang.Compare Korea.

Official name Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Related formsNorth Korean, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for pyongyang

The Bureau keeps publicly condemning Pyongyang for the Sony hack.
FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence|Shane Harris|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the information that the FBI has presented so far strikes many experts as hardly a slam dunk against Pyongyang.
Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal|Shane Harris|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pyongyang hackers, according to numerous reports, used Chinese IP addresses for their attacks on Sony.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pyongyang, for instance, is much more concerned about the release of the film in other formats.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Pyongyang has given the Obama administration no choice but to retaliate now by imposing sanctions or even an embargo.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for pyongyang (1 of 2)

Pyongyang

P'yng-yang

/ (ˈpjɒŋˈjæŋ) /

noun

the capital of North Korea, in the southwest on the Taedong River: industrial centre; university (1946). Pop: 3 284 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for pyongyang (2 of 2)

North Korea

noun

a republic in NE Asia, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: established in 1948 as a people's republic; mostly rugged and mountainous, with fertile lowlands in the west Language: Korean. Currency: won. Capital: Pyongyang. Pop: 24 720 407 (2013 est). Area: 122 313 sq km (47 225 sq miles)Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean name: Chosŏn

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Word Origin and History for pyongyang

Pyongyang

North Korean capital, from Korean p'yong "flat" + yang "land."

Culture definitions for pyongyang (1 of 2)

Pyongyang

[ (pyung-yahng, pyawng-yahng) ]

Capital of North Korea and largest city in the country, located in west-central North Korea.

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Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city, but little remains from its three-thousand-year history, after successive devastations by Japan and in the Korean War.

Culture definitions for pyongyang (2 of 2)

North Korea

Republic on northern Korean Peninsula on east coast of Asia, bounded on the north by China, on the northeast by Russian Siberia, on the east by the Sea of Japan, on the south by South Korea, and on the west by the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang.

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A communist country that used to have close ties with the Soviet Union, North Korea, continues to maintain a close relationship with China.

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It was established in 1948 after two occupation zones were set up in northern and southern Korea during World War II.

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The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Supplied by the Soviets, and eventually joined by the Chinese, North Korea fought forces of South Korea and the United Nations.

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Run by one most closed and repressive regimes on Earth, North Korea has suffered from food shortages and a deteriorating economy.