Seoul

American  

[sohl, sool, say-ool, syœ-ool] / soʊl, sul, ˈseɪ ʊl, ˈsjœ ʊl /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.

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Seoul British  

/ səʊl /

noun

1. the capital of South Korea, in the west on the Han River: capital of Korea from 1392 to 1910, then seat of the Japanese administration until 1945; became capital of South Korea in 1948; cultural and educational centre. Pop: 9 592 000 (2005 est)

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Seoul Cultural  

1. Capital of South Korea and the largest city in the country, located in northwestern South Korea; Political, commercial, industrial, transportation, and cultural center of South Korea.

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The city was heavily damaged during the Korean War.

Seoul became the capital in 1948, with the establishment of North Korea and South Korea.

Home of the 1988 summer Olympic Games.

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Seoul

The Kospi index in Seoul fell more than three percent and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was off 2.7 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

These are questions that concern not only Beijing and Seoul but also Washington, which maintains around 28,000 troops in South Korea.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Tuesday, Korean cloud services provider Elice made its debut on the Seoul exchange.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Seoul followed suit owing to more losses for chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

When we spoke over a Chinese dinner in Seoul in 2009, An wore a dark blue suit, a white shirt, a striped tie, and half-frame glasses.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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