Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uijeongbu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ui-jeong-bu
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Example Sentences

"Also this month, prosecutors in Uijeongbu, north of Seoul, arrested a motorboat racer. The 36-year-old racer was charged with taking cash from a gambling broker in exchange for sending him cellphone text messages predicting the results of a coming race."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 의정부(議政府) (Uijeongbu). Named for the State Council of Joseon.

Questions

What does uijeongbu mean?: A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Where does uijeongbu come from?: Borrowed from Korean 의정부(議政府) (Uijeongbu). Named for the State Council of Joseon.

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