Pyongyang

[ pyuhng-yahng, -yang, pyong- ]

/ ˈpyʌŋˈyɑŋ, -ˈyæŋ, ˈpyɒŋ- /

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noun

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

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How to use Pyongyang in a sentence

In October, he had the handwriting of an entire neighborhood’s residents checked to track down the author of a rare piece found on a fence in Pyongyang.
Future of Graffiti: Wanna Tag Along?|Josefina Salomon|July 16, 2021|Ozy
I doubt that anyone outside the inner circle in Pyongyang knows.
New Kim Jong Un Purge Suggests North Korea Is in Deep Shit|Donald Kirk|July 9, 2021|The Daily Beast
Pyongyang has signed five denuclearization agreements in the past but reneged on all.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Makes One Last Attempt to Heal His Homeland|Charlie Campbell|June 23, 2021|Time
Pyongyang is much further along than Iran on both nuclear weapons and missiles.
First Comes Iran, Then Comes North Korea|Tracy Moran|April 8, 2021|Ozy

Prime Minister Hun Sen has somehow maintained relations with Pyongyang as well as key donors Seoul and Washington.
What Makes Strange Diplomatic Bedfellows?|Kate Bartlett|March 25, 2021|Ozy
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

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)

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Cultural definitions for Pyongyang

Pyongyang

[ (pyung-yahng, pyawng-yahng) ]

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

notes for Pyongyang

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.