Seoul

[sohl, sool, sey-ool, syœ-ool]

noun

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

Seoul

/ 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)

Seoul

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.

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.

Example Sentences

Hong Kong and Seoul jumped more than one percent, while Sydney, Singapore, Wellington and Taipei were also well up, though Shanghai and Manila retreated.

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Among broader markets, Tokyo briefly jumped more than four percent, while Seoul and Taipei were more than two percent higher.

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In September, more than 300 South Korean workers were detained in a raid at a battery plant operated by Hyundai and electronics giant LG, raising tensions between Washington and Seoul.

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Unsatisfied with the local authorities’ assessment, Choi’s brother took the vases to much higher authorities in the South Korean capital of Seoul, who had a much different reaction.

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Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul and Taipei all shed more than one percent, while there were also big losses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore and Wellington.

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