강원도

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ŋwʌ̹ndo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [강원도]

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

Proper noun

강원도 • (Gang'wondo) (hanja 江原道)

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

강원도 포수(江原捕手) (Gang'wondo posu, “Gangwon poacher”)
강원 방언(江原方言) (Gang'won bang'eon, “Gangwon dialect”)

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