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Most 'Korean place names' derive either from the Korean language and its predecessors on the Korean peninsula, or from Chinese.
==Geographical generics==
commonly found in Korean place names:
Romanized Hangul Hanja Meaning

★ cheon - - 천 - - 川 - - river

★ san - - 산 - - 山 - - mountain

★ ju - - 주 - - 州 - - province

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''For the countries themselves, see ''Names of Korea
''For names of provinces, see'' Korea ''under'' List of subnational name etymologies

City names

★ Busan 부산 釜山

★ Daejeon 대전 大田 Big rice-field

★ Gangneung 강릉시 江陵 River - hill

★ Gongju 공주시 公州 Public province

★ Gwangju 광주시 廣州 Wide province