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Taegu

American  
[tahy-goo] / ˈtaɪˈgu /

noun

  1. a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.


Taegu British  
/ tɛˈɡuː /

noun

  1. a city in SE South Korea: textile and agricultural trading centre. Pop: 2 510 000 (2005 est)

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Roh was born on Dec. 4, 1932, the son of a poor farmer in Talsong County, near the southeastern city of Taegu.

From Reuters Oct. 26, 2021

The driver tells me we’ve covered about 900 kilometers from Seoul to Taegu to the Hwachon Reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 24, 2000

The housewife there gave him some rice, and Dean learned, through hand signals, that he was within two days' walk of Taegu.

From Time Magazine Archive

The northern front, from Taegu to the Japan Sea, sagged menacingly.

From Time Magazine Archive

A Korean general named Kang Moon Bang had an unexpected guest last week during a briefing session at ROK army HQ in Taegu: the top U.S. soldier in Korea, General Maxwell Taylor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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