황해도

Korean

Alternative forms

황ᄒᆡ도(黃海道) (Hwanghaedo) — Early Modern Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黃 (“Hwangju”) + 海 (“Haeju”) + 道 (“province”)

Pronunciation

(North Korea)

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋɦɛdo̞] ~ [ɸwa̠ŋɦe̞do̞]
Phonetic hangul: [황해도/황헤도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Hwanghaedo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Hwanghaedo
McCune–Reischauer^?	Hwanghaedo
Yale Romanization^?	hwanghayto

Proper noun

황해도 • (Hwanghaedo) (hanja 黃海道)

(historical) Hwanghae (a province of Korea)
Holonym: 팔도(八道) (Paldo)

See also

황해북도(黃海北道) (hwanghaebukdo)
황해남도(黃海南道) (hwanghaenamdo)

Provinces of the Korean Peninsula:

강원도 (gang'wondo)
경기도 (gyeonggido)
경상도 (gyeongsangdo)
전라도 (jeollado)
제주도 (jejudo)
충청도 (chungcheongdo)
평안도 (pyeong'ando)
함경도 (hamgyeongdo)

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