Changwon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 창원(昌原) (Chang'won).

Proper noun

Changwon

  1. A city in Gyeongsang, South Korea.
    • 2023 February 13, Julian Ryall, “South Korea steps up efforts to root out the North's agents”, in DW News‎[1], archived from the original on 13 February 2023, Politics‎[2]:
      Members of the group, who have not been named, also greeted North Korean athletes when the city of Changwon hosted the ISSF World Shooting Championships in 2018, according to Yonhap News, and were seen waving flags promoting the unification of the peninsula.
    • 2023 September 15, “Inside the S. Korean factory that could be key for Ukraine”, in France 24‎[3], sourced from Changwon (South Korea) (AFP), archived from the original on 11 February 2024, Live news‎[4]:
      Since the Russian invasion last year, the Hanwha Aerospace factory in the southern city of Changwon has expanded production capacity three times, workers told AFP, as South Korea ramps up arms exports while traditional behemoths like the United States struggle with production shortages.

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