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Cheongju

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • chǔngʹjo͞oʹ

1

name

Meaning 1

The provincial capital, the largest city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A rice wine of Korean origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 청주(淸州) (Cheongju).

Borrowed from Korean 청주 (cheongju).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 清州 (cing1 zau1) — city in South Korea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 清州 (Qīngzhōu) — city in South Korea
  • Korean: 청주 (Cheongju) — city in South Korea
  • Polish: Cheongju — city in South Korea