Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanchon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tan-chon
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

Example Sentences

"She was born in the port city of Tanchon in South Hamgyong province in the far north and raised in the industrial city of Hamhung, and is described in the book as the baby of the family, the youngest of three children."
"The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the drone, named “Haeil-2" after a Korean word meaning tsunamis or tidal waves, traveled underwater for more than 71 hours before successfully detonating a mock warhead in waters near the eastern port city of Tanchon on Friday."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 단천(端川) (Dancheon).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^단천(端川)

Inflected Forms

Tanch'on (alternative)

Questions

What does tanchon mean?: A port city in northeastern South Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
Where does tanchon come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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