the capital of South Korea, in the west on the Han River: capital of Korea from 1392 to 1910, then seat of the Japanese administration until 1945; became capital of South Korea in 1948; cultural and educational centre. Pop: 9 773 746 (2015 est)
Seoul in American English
(soʊl)
capital of South Korea, in the NW part: pop. 10,321,000