Gwangju

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Gwangju

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From Korean 광주(光州) (gwangju). Doublet of Kwangju.

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A city in South Korea. Defense Minister Song Young-moo has been charged with a re-examination of the military's brutal repression of what is known as the Gwangju uprising, which broke out in the city of Gwangju on May 18, 1980.[…] Events in Gwangju, 300 kilometers southwest of Seoul, were part of broader civil unrest, inc

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name city in South Korea

한국어	광주 Gwangju
日本語	光州 Kwanju
中文	光州 Guāngzhōu
Русский	Кванджу́ Kvandžú
Tiếng Việt	Quang Châu
العربية	جْوَانْجُو gwanjū

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"Gwangju." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gwangju. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{gwangju_2026,
  title = {Gwangju},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gwangju},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}