Pyeongchang

PyeongChang Pyeong Chang Pyeong-Chang Pyeong-chang English <dab> Alternative forms en PyeongChang Pyeong Chang Pyeong-Chang Pyeong-chang Pronunciation en /pjɒŋˈt͡ʃæŋ/ /pjʌŋˈt͡ʃæŋ/ /pjʌŋˈt͡ʃɑːŋ/ en æŋ ɑːŋ 1 Etymology 1 From en ko ^평창(平昌). Proper noun en county c/South Korea. en city/county seat co/Pyeongchang county c/South Korea. en December 9, 2012 Chico Harlan In S. Korea, the Republic of Samsung w:The Washington Post https://web.archive.org/web/20121212212026/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-s-korea-the-republic-of-samsung/2012/12/09/71215420-3de1-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story_1.html December 12, 2012 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-s-korea-the-republic-of-samsung/2012/12/09/71215420-3de1-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html 0190-8286 2269358 World https://archive.ph/W2Ldq The town of Pyeongchang eventually won the rights to host the Games — a $20 billion boon for the economy, according to one research institute’s forecast. en December 21, 2017 Foster Klug Kim Tong-hyung Yong Jun Chang The cold returns for Winter Games in mountainous Pyeongchang w:AP News https://web.archive.org/web/20240218150222/https://apnews.com/general-news-2ceb498c421e44779f9d7792011e2c31 February 18, 2024 https://apnews.com/general-news-2ceb498c421e44779f9d7792011e2c31 Pyeongchang sits nearly half a mile above sea level in the northeastern corner of South Korea, not too far from the border with the North. It is one of the coldest parts of the country — wind chill in February is often in single digits (Fahrenheit) — and notorious for a powerful, biting wind that gathers force as it barrels down out of Siberia and the Manchurian Plain and then across the jagged granite peaks of North Korea. en 02/25/2018 Chuck Penfold The 2018 Winter Olympic Games wrap up with colorful closing ceremony w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20180225163828/https://www.dw.com/en/the-2018-winter-olympic-games-wrap-up-with-colorful-closing-ceremony/a-42732642 https://www.dw.com/en/the-2018-winter-olympic-games-wrap-up-with-colorful-closing-ceremony/a-42732642 February 25, 2018 The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in South Korea have come to an end with a closing ceremony that ran for about two hours. en February 27, 2022 Kelly Kasulis Cho Pyeongchang Still Awaits Its Olympic Payoff w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20220227233913/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/asia/south-korea-pyeongchang-olympics.html 27 February 2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/27/world/asia/south-korea-pyeongchang-olympics.html 0362-4331 1645522 Asia Pacific In the year after the Olympics, Pyeongchang did experience a 22 percent spike in visitors, according to South Korean news organizations. But foreigners accounted for less than 0.1 percent of the 6.1 million people who visited paid tourist attractions in the region in 2019, a Pyeongchang county government report stated. Translations county of South Korea Catalan: ca Pyeongchang Chinese: Cantonese: yue 平昌郡 ping4 coeng1 gwan6, yue 平昌 ping4 coeng1 Mandarin: cmn 平昌郡 Píngchāngjùn, cmn 平昌 Píngchāng Wu: wuu 平昌郡, wuu 平昌 Czech: cs Pchjongčchang m French: fr Pyeongchang Hindi: hi प्योंगचैंग ? Japanese: ja 平昌郡 ピョンチャンぐん, Pyonchan-gun, ja 平昌 ピョンチャン, Pyonchan Korean: ko ^평창군(平昌郡), ko ^평창(平昌) Portuguese: pt Pyeongchang Spanish: es Pieonchang county seat of Pyeongchang Chinese: Cantonese: yue 平昌邑 ping4 coeng1 jap1, yue 平昌 ping4 coeng1 Mandarin: cmn 平昌邑 Píngchāngyì, cmn 平昌 Píngchāng Wu: wuu Hindi: hi प्योंगचैंग ? Japanese: ja 平昌邑 ピョンチャンゆう, Pyonchan-yū, ja 平昌 ピョンチャン, Pyonchan Korean: ko ^평창읍(平昌邑), ko ^평창(平昌) Etymology 2 From en ko ^평창(平倉). Proper noun en neighbourhood city/Seoul c/South Korea. Translations neighbourhood in Seoul Japanese: ja 平倉洞 ピョンチャンドン, Pyonchandon Korean: ko ^평창동(平倉洞), ko ^평창(平倉) See also Pyongyang Further reading en 1998 Pyongchang Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2540 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2540/ 3 French Alternative forms fr PyeongChang Pyeong Chang Pyeong-Chang Pyeong-chang Etymology fr :bor ko:평창 fr ko 평창. Pronunciation Pyoŋtchanŋ Pyoŋtchanŋgue Pyongue-tchangue Proper noun mf fr county c/South Korea Pyeongchang en Pyeongchang a city in the eponymous county of South Korea