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Seoul en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • sōl (General-American)
  • /soʊl/ (General-American)
  • /səʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”), originally from Claude-Charles Dallet's French-based romanization of Korean, reinforced by the 1959 South Korean Ministry of Education romanization of Korean, which transcribed the Korean vowel ㅓ (/⁠ʌ⁠/) with the digraph "eo" and which was official until 1984. Note that English Seoul predates the Revised Romanization romanization of Seoul. The two romanization systems simply produce identical forms.

Meanings

  1. The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.
    • Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, reciprocating Yoon’s visit to Tokyo in March. In doing so, the two leaders marked the revival of their “shuttle diplomacy” to hold negotiations in each other’s countries and work through a series of thorny issues that have complicated their ties. 2023 May 7, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, “Japanese prime minister visits Seoul, resuming ‘shuttle diplomacy’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 2023, Asia:
    • With almost 10 million people living in 25 different districts and the Han River through the middle, Seoul offers more than even most locals who spend a considerable amount of time have time to see for themselves. 2023 March 21, Dong-hwan Ko, “Possibly next SOHO, Seoul selects 5 neighborhoods for new signature 'K-alleys'”, in The Korea Times, archived from the original on 13 May 2023, National:
    • The Joint Commission provided for in the Moscow agreement began its work at Seoul, the ancient capital of Korea, on March 20, 1946. This Commission, which was, of course, the key element in the plan agreed upon at Moscow, was deadlocked almost from the start. 1956, Harry S. Truman, chapter 21, in Memoirs of Harry S. Truman: Years of Trial And Hope, volume II, Doubleday & Company, →OCLC, page 320:
  2. (metonymically) the South Korean government
    • After years of friction, Seoul and Tokyo are trying to collaborate more closely with each other and Washington to counter the looming geopolitical threats of China’s economic and military rise and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. The Biden administration has welcomed their efforts. 2023 May 7, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, “Japanese prime minister visits Seoul, resuming ‘shuttle diplomacy’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 May 2023, Asia:
    • To that end, Seoul and Taipei signed a reciprocal driver’s license agreement in February, with immediate effect, to make driving easier for visitors on each side, he said. 2022 June 21, “Seoul representative taking more ‘systematic’ approach”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2022, Taiwan News, page 2:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Sior alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

Seoulite

Relateds

Pyongyang · capital city of North Korea

Synonyms

Keijō (from Japanese) · Hanyang · Han-ch'eng (from Mandarin Chinese) · Hanseong

Translations (155)

cdo 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · cdo 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · nl Seoul (capital of South Korea) · ln Seoul (capital of South Korea) · sh Seul (capital of South Korea) · kn ಸೌಲ್ (capital of South Korea) · nl Seoel (capital of South Korea) · yue 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · ca Seül (capital of South Korea) · sd سيول (capital of South Korea) · th เซอูล (capital of South Korea) · nan-hbl 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · ur سیئول (capital of South Korea) · my ဆီယူ (capital of South Korea) · tl Seúl (capital of South Korea) · pa ਸਿਓਲ (capital of South Korea) · sc Seul (capital of South Korea) · tpi Sol (capital of South Korea) · li Seoel (capital of South Korea) · ne सोल (capital of South Korea) · ast Seúl (capital of South Korea) · yue 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · be Сеу́л (capital of South Korea) · af Seoel (capital of South Korea) · gag Seul (capital of South Korea) · pl Seul (capital of South Korea) · fy Seûl (capital of South Korea) · qu Seul (capital of South Korea) · mk Сеул (capital of South Korea) · kbp Sewuuli (capital of South Korea) · vi Xê-un (capital of South Korea) · bg Сеу́л (capital of South Korea) · lo ເຊອູນ (capital of South Korea) · jje 서월 (capital of South Korea) · it Seoul (capital of South Korea) · bo སེ་ཨུལ (capital of South Korea) · mt Seul (capital of South Korea) · or ସିଓଲ (capital of South Korea) · co Seul (capital of South Korea) · oc Seol (capital of South Korea) · lt Seulas (capital of South Korea) · ar سِيئُول (capital of South Korea) · kab Seyul (capital of South Korea) · gur Sɔul (capital of South Korea) · vi Hán Thành (capital of South Korea) · vi Xơ-un (capital of South Korea) · am ሴኡል (capital of South Korea) · tk Seul (capital of South Korea) · ne सिउल (capital of South Korea) · hi सियोल (capital of South Korea) · mr सोल (capital of South Korea) · ar سُول (capital of South Korea) · ur سیول (capital of South Korea) · pcd Séoul (capital of South Korea) · am ሶል (capital of South Korea) · kk Сеул (capital of South Korea) · ps سیول (capital of South Korea) · km សេអ៊ូល (capital of South Korea) · qu Siyul (capital of South Korea) · sl Seul (capital of South Korea) · ro Seul (capital of South Korea) · nan-hbl 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · da Seoul (capital of South Korea) · ba Сеул (capital of South Korea) · he סיאול (capital of South Korea) · cs Soul (capital of South Korea) · ru Сеу́л (capital of South Korea) · ckb سیئۆل (capital of South Korea) · hsb Seoul (capital of South Korea) · fa سئول (capital of South Korea) · fy Seoel (capital of South Korea) · ln Sɔul (capital of South Korea) · nah Seul (capital of South Korea) · sh Сеул (capital of South Korea) · pt Seul (capital of South Korea) · tg Сеул (capital of South Korea) · yi סעאָל (capital of South Korea) · de Söul (capital of South Korea) · dsb Soul (capital of South Korea) · ta சியோல் (capital of South Korea) · lv Seula (capital of South Korea) · cmn 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · ckb سێئول (capital of South Korea) · sah Сеул (capital of South Korea) · mi Heora (capital of South Korea) · wa Seyoul (capital of South Korea) · tl Seyúl (capital of South Korea) · uz Seul (capital of South Korea) · ko 서울 (capital of South Korea) · tl Seyol (capital of South Korea) · ar سِيُول (capital of South Korea) · hak 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · bn সিওল (capital of South Korea) · es Seúl (capital of South Korea) · et Soul (capital of South Korea) · el Σεούλ (capital of South Korea) · ps سېول (capital of South Korea) · ja ソウル (capital of South Korea) · sco Seoul (capital of South Korea) · sq Seoul (capital of South Korea) · hak 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · ky Сеул (capital of South Korea) · sv Söul (capital of South Korea) · sk Soul (capital of South Korea) · hi सियूल (capital of South Korea) · pih Soel (capital of South Korea) · scn Seul (capital of South Korea) · lrc سئوٙل (capital of South Korea) · jje 서울 (capital of South Korea) · uk Сеу́л (capital of South Korea) · hu Szöul (capital of South Korea) · bn সউল (capital of South Korea) · az Seul (capital of South Korea) · wuu 首爾 /首尔 (capital of South Korea) · fi Soul (capital of South Korea) · te సియోల్ (capital of South Korea) · ms Seoul (capital of South Korea) · is Seúl (capital of South Korea) · la Seulum (capital of South Korea) · as ছিউল (capital of South Korea) · de Soul (capital of South Korea) · be Сэу́л (capital of South Korea) · tr Seul (capital of South Korea) · hi सिऊल (capital of South Korea) · ug سېئول (capital of South Korea) · hy Սեուլ (capital of South Korea) · za Soujwj (capital of South Korea) · acw سِيول (capital of South Korea) · si සෝල් (capital of South Korea) · eu Seul (capital of South Korea) · eo Seulo (capital of South Korea) · wuu 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · tt Сеул (capital of South Korea) · ml സോൾ (capital of South Korea) · gl Seúl (capital of South Korea) · tl Seoul (capital of South Korea) · sv Seoul (capital of South Korea) · ur سؤل (capital of South Korea) · ka სეული (capital of South Korea) · jam Siol (capital of South Korea) · ga Súl (capital of South Korea) · fr Séoul (capital of South Korea) · rue Соул (capital of South Korea) · cmn 漢城 /汉城 (capital of South Korea) · ht Seoul (capital of South Korea) · it Seul (capital of South Korea) · csb Seul (capital of South Korea) · id Seoul (capital of South Korea) · de Seoul (capital of South Korea) · sgs Seuls (capital of South Korea) · th โซล (capital of South Korea) · kmr Sêûl (capital of South Korea) · sq Seuli (capital of South Korea) · nb Seoul (capital of South Korea) · mn Сөүл (capital of South Korea)

wikidata: Q8684 · wikipedia: Claude-Charles Dallet