Jinsen

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Incheon, a major city in South Korea: the Japanese-derived name. historical

    "Barbey and his staff arrived at Jinsen (now Incheon), Korea, on September 8. The next day, the Japanese emperor surrendered all his country’s ground and air forces in Korea south of the 38th parallel to Admiral Barbey’s group of officers, led by General Hodge and Admiral Kinkaid."

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"Barbey and his staff arrived at Jinsen (now Incheon), Korea, on September 8. The next day, the Japanese emperor surrendered all his country’s ground and air forces in Korea south of the 38th parallel to Admiral Barbey’s group of officers, led by General Hodge and Admiral Kinkaid."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 仁川(じんせん) (jinsen).

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