Inchon

In·chon (

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A city of northwest South Korea on an inlet of the Yellow Sea southwest of Seoul. It was opened to foreign trade in 1883. Population: 2,530,000.

Inchon, Incheon [ˈɪnˈtʃɒn]

(Placename) a port in W South Korea, on the Yellow Sea: the chief port for Seoul: site of a major strategic amphibious assault by UN troops, liberating Seoul (Sept. 15, 1950). Pop.: 2 307 618 (1995) Former name Chemulpo

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Noun	1.	Inchon - a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea Chemulpo, Incheon Republic of Korea, South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
	2.	Inchon - a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon Korean War - a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953 Republic of Korea, South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

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With South Korean and American ground forces initially heavily outnumbered and thrown back to the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, MacArthur then conceived and pushed through--over the initial objections of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--the Inchon amphibious attack far behind enemy lines.

MacArthur by Meilinger, Phillip S. / Air & Space Power Journal

Captain Shafer served in Korea as operations officer MSTS Inchon and was awarded the VN Service Medal while aboard the USS Sacramento, AOE-1.

San Francisco Chapter by Defense Transportation Journal

In November 2004, however, China's state-owned Sinochem said it had acquired the 275,000 b/d Inchon refinery and that its deal had been cleared by Beijing.

ABU DHABI - Investment In South Korea by APS Review Downstream Trends

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