Crossword clues for seoul
seoul
- Peninsular capital
- Olympic site of 1988
- Korean metropolis
- Korean capital
- Headquarters of LG Electronics
- Capital on an Asian peninsula
- Capital near Inchon
- Capital mentioned in "M*A*S*H"
- Asian economic hub
- 1988 Olympic Games city
- World capital with the Gangnam district
- World capital whose name contains three consecutive vowels
- Toksu Palace setting
- Summer Olympics site
- South Koreanmetropolis
- South Korean city that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics
- South Korea's largest city
- South Korea's economic hub
- Site of the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Samsung's home
- Pyongyang's counterpart
- Place for many Koreans
- Location of a 2010 G-20 summit
- Korean host of the 1988 Olympics
- Korea's largest city
- Kia HQ city
- Kia headquarters city
- K-pop capital
- Home to Hyundai's headquarters
- Gyeongbokgung Palace city
- Gyeonbokgung Palace's city
- Gangnam's city
- Gangnam District city
- Counterpart of Pyongyang
- City where the "Gangnam Style" video was filmed
- City that's home to Gyeongbokgung
- City mentioned often in "MASH"
- City east of Inchon
- Changduk Palace site
- Changdeokgung Palace city
- Capital with the airports Incheon and Gimpo
- Capital near Incheon
- Capital city on the Han River
- Can North and South Korea one day be --- brothers?
- Asian Olympics city of 1988
- "M*A*S*H" R&R city
- "M*A*S*H" leave locale
- Asian capital
- 1988 Olympics site
- Capital built around Kyongbok Palace
- City near Inchon
- Capital of South 15-Across
- 1988 Summer Olympics city
- 1988 Olympics host
- Capital of South Korea
- Home of Samsung Tower Palace
- City whose name sounds like a fish
- 1988 Summer Olympics site
- South Korea's capital
- World headquarters of LG Electronics
- Where Samsung is headquartered
- Located in northwestern South Korea
- The capital and largest city of South Korea
- Pyongyang's rival
- S. Korean capital
- A Korean capital since 1948
- Han River city
- Pyongyang counterpart
- Far East capital
- Ducksoo Palace site
- Kyongsong
- The "soul" of S. Korea
- General Galtieri's gutted, struggling to get a drink
- Musical genre captivating eastern capital
- Person goes round far end of the capital city
- South Korean capital with a district called Gangnam
- Asian city
- Korean city
- East Asian capital
- Changdeok Palace site
- Korean Peninsula capital
- Far Eastern capital
- 1988 Olympics city
- Capital on the Han River
- 1988 Summer Olympics host
- 1988 Olympics setting
- Samsung's headquarters
- Korean city that hosted the Olympics
- K-pop city
- Han River capital
- 1988 Summer Games setting
- Summer Olympics site before Barcelona
- Summer Olympics host before Barcelona
- Site of 1988 Olympics
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
South Korean capital, from Korean soul, literally "capital." It was the national capital from 1392 until Japanese annexation in 1910.
Wikipedia
"Seoul" is the second release from the Icelandic quartet Amiina. It is also the first single from their first album, Kurr. It was self-released on 6 November 2006 in Europe and released by The Worker's Institute on 7 November 2006 in the USA. In January 2007, it was made available on iTunes by the Danish label Rumraket.
The 12" vinyl EP is limited and hand numbered to 1000 copies and contains a bonus track in the form of "Seoul" remixed by Frakkur ( Sigur Rós' Jón Þór Birgisson's artist name when releasing solo material). Kjartan Sveinsson, also from Sigur Rós, as well as Birgir Jón Birgisson participated in the mastering of the single at Sundlaugin studio.
Seoul – officially the Seoul Special City – is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea, forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, the world's 18th largest city. It is home to over half of all South Koreans along with 678,102 international residents.
Situated on the Han River, Seoul's history stretches back more than two thousand years when it was founded in 18 BCE by Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. It continued as the capital of Korea under the Joseon Dynasty. The Seoul Capital Area contains five UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeok Palace, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine, Namhansanseong and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Seoul is surrounded by mountains, the tallest being Mt. Bukhan, the world's most visited national park per square foot. Modern landmarks include the iconic N Seoul Tower, the gold-clad 63 Building, the neofuturistic Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Lotte World, the world's second largest indoor theme park, Moonlight Rainbow Fountain, the world's longest bridge fountain and the Sevit Floating Islands. The birthplace of K-pop and the Korean Wave, Seoul received over 10 million international visitors in 2014, making it the world's 9th most visited city and 4th largest earner in tourism.
Today, Seoul is considered a leading and rising global city, resulting from an economic boom called the Miracle on the Han River which transformed it to the world's 4th largest metropolitan economy with a GDP of US$845.9 billion in 2014 after Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. In 2015, it was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis. A world leading technology hub centered on Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area boasts 15 Fortune Global 500 companies such as Samsung, the world's largest technology company, as well as LG and Hyundai-Kia. In 2014, the city's GDP per capita (PPP) of $39,786 was comparable to that of France and Finland. Ranked sixth in the Global Power City Index and Global Financial Centres Index, the metropolis exerts a major influence in global affairs as one of the five leading hosts of global conferences.
Seoul is the world's most wired city and ranked first in technology readiness by PwC's Cities of Opportunity report. It is served by the KTX high-speed rail and the Seoul Subway, providing 4G LTE, WiFi and DMB inside subway cars. Seoul is connected via AREX to Incheon International Airport, rated the world's best airport nine years in a row (2005–2013) by Airports Council International. Lotte World Tower, a 556m (1,824 ft) supertall skyscraper with 123 floors, is being built in Seoul to become the OECD's tallest in 2016, with the world's tallest art gallery. Its Lotte Cinema houses the world's largest cinema screen. Seoul's COEX Mall is the world's largest underground shopping mall.
Seoul hosted the 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Miss Universe 1980 pageant, and the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. A UNESCO City of Design, Seoul was named the 2010 World Design Capital.
Seoul is the capital and largest city of South Korea.
Seoul may also refer to:
- Seoul Capital Area, the metropolitan area of Seoul
- FC Seoul, a South Korean professional football club
- Seoul, according to Petr S. - abbr. SEO Soul
- Seoul, a Montreal based band
Usage examples of "seoul".
Then Taegu, Seoul, west to Inchon, then Kaesong and a hard flight northwest to Pyongyang, where the heavy antiaircraft waits.
WEARING HIS FAMILIAR BATTERED CAP AND A FUR-COLLARED LEATHER JACKET, HIS CORN-COB PIPE PERCHED JAUNTILY IN HIS MOUTH, GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MACARTHUR CONFIDENTLY PREDICTED TO THIS REPORTER THAT SEOUL WILL SOON BE RID OF THE INVADER.
Eight years ago he was beaten, raped, and found with a silver wire around his neck outside a dive in Seoul.
The Bataan made its landing approach from the direction of Seoul, passed low over the people gathered around the base operations tents, and touched down.
The Chinese had used their new amphibious assault ships and new landing craft to cross the Yellow Sea and land more than 100,000 troops south of Seoul in an attempt to create a pincer movement between themselves and their North Korean allies on the retreating American and South Korean forces.
So the processor clusters in Tokyo or Dallas or Seoul were simulating a cellular automaton containing a lattice of bizarre immaterial computers .
Trump and his Korean partners have built three superluxury, residential high-rise buildings in the heart of Seoul, showcasing the best finishes, amenities, and services.