Pyongan

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Pyongan

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Borrowed from Korean 평안(平安) (Pyeong'an).

proper noun

historical One of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The West Coast line is exceedingly irregular. The Province of P’ing An, starting from the mouth of the Ya-lu River, on which stands the emporium of I-chou, extends for the larger half southward, then trending eastward, forms a large estuary, the southern side of which again pushes out some distance

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name historical province

한국어	평안 pyeong'an
中文	平安 Píng'ān

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"Pyongan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pyongan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pyongan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pyongan

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"Pyongan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pyongan.

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@misc{pyongan_2026,
  title = {Pyongan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyongan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}