Dictionary

Incheon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪnt͡ʃən/
• ēn′chŭn′
• /ˈɪnt͡ʃʌn/
• ĭn′chŏn′

Etymology

From Korean 인천(仁川) (Incheon).

Meanings

1. A city in South Korea.
   • South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island is situated in the Yellow Sea. It is located approximately 80 kilometres west of Incheon and 12 kilometres south of the coastline of Hwanghae Province, North Korea. 2024 January 5, “S. Korea issues evacuation orders for two of its islands as N. Korea fires more than 200 shells”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 05 Jan 2024, Asia/Pacific:
   • At 8am local time, Seoul recorded about 440 micrograms per cubic meter of dust, while the nearby city of Incheon reported 349 micrograms, according to the Korean Meteorological Administration (KMA). Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds the capital and Incheon, recorded 424 micrograms, and Gangwon Province, east of the capital region, recorded 329 micrograms. 2024 March 29, “Asian dust covers Korean peninsula, triggers air quality alert”, in EFE, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024:
   • The South Korean Coast Guard has confirmed that on Aug. 16 it found a man stranded with a Jet Ski-type vehicle on a mud flat off the country’s west coast, near the city of Incheon. In a statement, it said the man, whom it did not identify, had been detained Sunday on suspicion of entering South Korea illegally by sea from China. 2023 August 24, John Yoon, “Escape China by Jet Ski? A Dissident Is Said to Have Planned It for Years”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2023, Asia Pacific:

Forms

Synonyms

Jemulpo · Chemulpo · Jinsen (from Japanese)

Translations (16)

mk Инчон (city in South Korea) · uk Інчхон (city in South Korea) · th อินช็อน (city in South Korea) · nl Incheon (city in South Korea) · fr Incheon (city in South Korea) · yue 仁川 (city in South Korea) · ru Инчхо́н (city in South Korea) · el Ίντσον (city in South Korea) · hi इंचियोन (city in South Korea) · ko 인천 (city in South Korea) · vi Nhân Xuyên (city in South Korea) · ja 仁川 (city in South Korea) · ja インチョン (city in South Korea) · cmn 仁川 (city in South Korea) · eo Inĉono (city in South Korea) · ar إِنْشْيُون (city in South Korea)