Seoul
/səʊl/- the capital of South Korea, situated in the north-west of the country on the Han River; pop. 10,456,000 (est. 2008). It was the capital of the Korean Yi dynasty from the late 14th century until 1910, when Korea was annexed by the Japanese. Extensively developed under Japanese rule, it became the capital of South Korea after the partition of 1945.首尔（韩国首都, 位于该国西北部汉江之上, 2008年估计人口10,456,000; 14世纪末至1910年日本吞并朝鲜时, 为朝鲜李朝首都; 在日本统治下全面发展, 1945年朝鲜南北分裂后成为韩国首都）。