Seoul

American  

[sohl, sool, sey-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

Researchers at Seoul National University and the University of Seoul have developed a programmable photonic integrated circuit that can slow light whenever needed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

On a sunny Saturday in June, Lee Yeon-su took the day off from work and hopped on a train from Seoul to Busan for yet another concert by pop supergroup BTS.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Shares of chip makers from Santa Clara, Calif., to Seoul slid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Seoul, which has borne the brunt of the losses, jumped as much as seven percent at one point.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

They asked a random passerby for the direction to Seoul and were pointed toward the main highway.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh