Pusan


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Pu·san

 (po͞o′sän′)
See Busan.
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Pusan

(ˈpuːˈsæn)
n
(Placename) the former name (until 2000) of Busan
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Pu•san

(ˈpuˈsɑn)

n.
a seaport in SE South Korea. 3,813,814.
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Noun1.Pusan - a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
Republic of Korea, South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
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The other three are Seoul Incheon, Pusan and Daegu.
DP World said it had acquired an additional 23.94 per cents take in Pusan Newport Company Limited (PNC) in South Korea from Samsung Corporation and Subsidiaries to increase its holding in PNC to66.03 per cent.
Summary: Dubai-based global marine terminal operator DP World acquired an additional 24% stake in Pusan Newport Company Limited (PNC) in South Korea from Samsung Corporation & Subsidiaries.
Pusan, Safar 19, 1436, Dec 11, 2014, SPA -- South Korea's President Park Geun Hye called Thursday
"I will stay here to protect Korea until my death!" Those are the words that the stout American general, who carried the look of a pugnacious bulldog, shouted as he moved frantically among his troops desperately trying to stop communist North Korean troops determined to breach the last line of American and South Korean defense along the Pusan perimeter.
Into the Breach at Pusan: The 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War.
Born in Pusan, South Korea, she was the daughter of the late Ju Mu Kim and Mu Yeon Bae.
lines of communication expanded and contracted from Pusan to the Chinese border and back, the men unofficially called the fighting that first year "Operation Yo-Yo."
Into the breach at Pusan; the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade in the Korean War.
[ClickPress, Fri Feb 04 2011] Over three days, from 18th to 20th March, the Pusan West Film Festival 2011 will be a collection of the most prominent work from Korean directors and producers featuring a mixture of modern and classical genres.
Reviewed at Pusan Film Festival (Flash Forward), Oct.