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Kwangju

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Kwang·ju  (kwängj, gwäng-)
A city of southwest South Korea south-southeast of Seoul. It is an agricultural market and a commercial center. Population: 1,420,000.
Kwangju [ˈkwæŋˈdʒuː]
n
(Placename) a city in SW South Korea: an important military base during the Korean War; cotton textile industry. Pop.: 1 257 504 (1995)
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Noun1.Kwangju - city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
Republic of Korea, South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948


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In a superb article on the Kwangju Incident, William M.
Korean Attitudes Toward the United States: Changing Dynamics by Matray, James I. / Pacific Affairs
For them, the Kwangju massacre of students by the military government in 1980 is the focal point of collective memory.
Averting the unthinkable by Morris, Stephen J. / The National Interest
Korea hosts two other major biennials, in Kwangju and Pusan.
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