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

He said he would take a planned break to miss gigs in Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne and Sydney for treatment.

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Felix, who is suing the user in Seoul, said the accusations caused him "severe mental distress, physical distress and humiliation".

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The BBC sat down with the South Korean president at his office in Seoul, ahead of his trip to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.

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This year, they won a major prize at the Seoul Music Awards.

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British number one Raducanu withdrew from the team for this week's Finals so she could play at the Korea Open in Seoul instead.

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