강원도

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 江原道, from (short for Gangneung city) + (short for Wonju city) + (province), after the two major settlements in the province when the name was given in 1395.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Gang'wondo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Gang'wondo
McCune–Reischauer?Kangwŏndo
Yale Romanization?kangwento

Proper noun

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강원도 (Gang'wondo) (hanja 江原道)

  1. Gangwon, Kangwŏn (a province of Korea)
    Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)
    1. Gangwon (a province of South Korea)
    2. Kangwon (a province of North Korea)

Derived terms

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See also

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Provinces of the Korean Peninsula: