SEOUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Seoul mean? 

• SEOUL (noun)
  The noun SEOUL has 1 sense:

1. the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea

  Familiarity information: SEOUL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEOUL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of South Korea; Seoul

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Seoul" is a part of...):

Republic of Korea; South Korea (a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)

 Context examples 

Provider: MizMedi Hospital - Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

(MI01, NCI Thesaurus)

The genus has one recognized group (Hantaan group) consisting of several species including Dobrava-Belgrade virus, Seoul virus, Prospect Hill virus, Puumala virus, Thottapalayam virus, and HANTAAN VIRUS, the type species.

(Hantavirus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Provider: Pochon CHA University, Seoul, Korea.

(CH01, NCI Thesaurus)

Senior author Dr. Tae-Jin Song of Ewha Womans University in Seoul noted that the findings don’t prove causation, but the analysis is strong.

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