Hoseo

Hoseo
Korean name
Hangul
호서
Hanja
湖西
Lit.West of the lake
RRHoseo
MRHosŏ

Hoseo (Korean: 호서; Korean pronunciation: [ho.sʌ]) is a region coinciding with the former Chungcheong Province in what is now South Korea. Today, the term refers to Daejeon, Sejong City, South Chungcheong and North Chungcheong Provinces. Hoseo people use Chungcheong dialect. The term is often used to refer to people residing in the region. Nowadays Chungcheong is more frequently used instead of Hoseo.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Where is Ho (Lake) in Honam / Hoseo? Byeolgogje? Seungrimji?". yonhapnews (in Korean (South Korea)). 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2018-04-28.