Definitions for busan
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1. Busannoun

   A large city in South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port.

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1. Busan

   Busan (Korean pronunciation: [pu.sa̠n]), officially known as Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" (including Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, Daegu, and some of North Gyeongsang and South Jeolla) is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million make Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification.Busan is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county, together housing a population of approximately 3.6 million. The full metropolitan area, the Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region, has a population of approximately 8 million. The most densely built-up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong and the Suyeong Rivers, with mountains separating most of the districts. The Nakdong is Korea's longest river and Busan's Haeundae Beach is also the country's largest. Busan is a center for international conventions, hosting APEC in 2005. It is also a center for sports tournaments in Korea, having hosted the 2002 Asian Games and FIFA World Cup. It is home to the world's largest department store, the Shinsegae Centum City. Busan was added to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" in December 2014.

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1. Busan

   Busan, before 2000 Latinized Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of approximately 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,573,533 as of December 2012, and including Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang region it has over 8 million population It has Korea's largest beach and Korea's longest river. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the world's fifth busiest seaports by cargo tonnage. The city is located on the southeastern-most tip of the Korean peninsula. The most densely built up areas of the city are situated in a number of narrow valleys between the Nakdong River and Suyeong River, with mountains separating some of the districts. Administratively, it is designated as a Metropolitan City. The Busan metropolitan area is divided into 15 major administrative districts and a single county. Busan was the host city of the 2002 Asian Games and APEC 2005 Korea. It was also one of the host cities for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is a center for international conventions in Korea. On November 14, 2005, the city authorities officially announced its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics Games. After Pyeongchang's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the city is considering its bid to host the 2024 or 2028 Summer Olympics.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of busan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of busan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of busan in a Sentence

1. South Korea military:

   The ballistic missiles flight went from 500 km to 600 km, which is a distance far enough to strike all of South Korea including Busan.

2. South Korea military:

   The ballistic missiles flight went from 500 kilometers to 600 kilometers, which is a distance far enough to strike all of South Korea including Busan.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Busan
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busan
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=busan