rasŏn
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A special city in North Korea.
Example Sentences
- "North Korea also opened a free-trade zone in Rason, at its northeastern corner, in the 1990s."
- "The most recent surge of reform is generally dated to January 2010. In rapid succession, North Korea announced the Strategic 10 Year Plan (2011-2020) for National Economic Development, created the Taepung International Investment Group and the National Development Bank, and elevated the Rason Economic and Trade Zone (luoxian jingji maoyi qu 罗先经济贸易区) to the new status of “special city” (tebie shi 特别市)."
- "Reuters: I just wanted to follow up on my question earlier about the transport of cargo between China and North Korea. The report talked about the transport of cargo from the Chinese city of Hunchun to the North Korean city of Rason or Luoxian. So I just want to ask whether the foreign ministry can confirm that this particular crossing is indeed open as this report describes. Wang Wenbin: I just stated China’s position and have nothing further to share."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ^라선(羅先)
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
Rajin-Sŏnbong
Luoxian