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Yeongnam - Definition and Overview

Yeongnam
Korean Name
Revised Romanization Yeongnam
McCune-Reischauer Yŏngnam
Hangul 영남
Hanja 嶺南

Yeongnam is the name of a region that coincides with the former Gyeongsang Province in what is now South Korea. The region includes the modern-day provinces of North and South Gyeongsang and the self-governing cities of Busan, Daegu, and Ulsan. The regional name is used (with a slightly different spelling) as the name of Yeungnam University.

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