Jeonbuk

English

Etymology

From Korean 전북(全北) (Jeonbuk).

Proper noun

Jeonbuk

1. A special self-governing province in South Korea.
   • 2024, “History of Jeonbuk State”, in Jeonbuk State‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 March 2025‎^[2]:

     Jeonbuk State was the center of Mahan, one of Samhan (Three Han)Countries. Out of 54 tribes, 15 had their base in the region. In the Three Kingdoms Period, the region belonged to the Baekje Kingdom, which was incorporated with Mahan. Jungbang was the center of the province during the Baekje Kingdom.

   • 2025 August 29, Andrew Russeth, “Art Blooms Across South Korea in September, Despite an Uneasy Market”, in The New York Times (Art & Design section)‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 August 2025‎^[4]:

     To extend the metaphor just a bit further: In September, South Korea’s art world is as diverse and bountiful as bibimbap. For the second year in a row, the nation’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is marketing a Korea Art Festival that lasts the entire month, aiming to draw crowds to scores of events and exhibitions around the country, like a design biennial in Gwangju, a craft biennial in Cheongju and a calligraphy biennial in Jeonbuk State.

Synonyms

• North Jeolla

Translations

province of South Korea

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 全北

• Korean: 전북(全北) (Jeonbuk)
• Polish: Jeolla Północna f