Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulleungdo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ulle-ung-do
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Example Sentences

"Ulleungdo, the largest island in the East Sea, serves as a major fishery base as does Dokdo island."
"A North Korean ship with five sailors on board was found adrift on Saturday in waters near Ulleungdo, an island off the northeast coast of South Korea, the Unification Ministry in the South said in a news release. Their ship was sinking when the South Korean Coast Guard came to their rescue, the statement said."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 울릉도(鬱陵島) (Ulleungdo).

Synonyms

Ulleung Dagelet Argonaut

Questions

What does ulleungdo mean?: An island of Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Where does ulleungdo come from?: Borrowed from Korean 울릉도(鬱陵島) (Ulleungdo).

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