sinuiju
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, across the Yalu River from Dandong, Liaoning, China.
Example Sentences
- "MacArthur had ordered a bombing mission to take out the bridge across the Yalu River from Sinuiju (Korea) to Antung (Manchuria)."
- "By this time, Kim II Sung already had the assurances of the Chinese that they would not allow his government to fall without a fight. So he retreated to Sinuiju, on the Korean side of the Yalu, just across from the Manchurian industrial center of Antung, and shouted curses over the radio waves at the United Nations, President Syngman Rhee, and the United States."
- "At peak times, up to 200 trucks a day cross the Yalu River to Sinuiju, North Korea. Before departing, only about 5 percent of the containers they carry are inspected, the official said."
- "Kim Jong-un visited a cosmetics factory situated in Sinuiju, capital of the North Pyongan province, situated on the south bank of the Yalu River, which marks the border between the two countries."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: 신의주(新義州)