🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

철거된

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cheolgeodun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Demolished/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"오래된 건물이 철거되어 새로운 공원이 생겼습니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To completely destroy a building or structure.

    "The old factory was demolished to make way for a new shopping center."
  2. 2

    To defeat or destroy something completely.

    "The team demolished their opponents in the championship game."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'demolished' originates from the Latin 'demoliri', meaning 'to tear down'. It evolved through Old French 'demolir' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of destruction or tearing down structures.

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