대전

This is the 781st most frequent Korean word.


대전

"대전" can mean "Daejeon" (a city in South Korea) or "great war/battle," depending on context.


In this sentence, '대전' refers to the proper noun, the city of Daejeon in South Korea.

대전은 한국의 중앙에 위치한 도시입니다.

Daejeon is a city located in the center of South Korea.


In this case, '대전' means 'world war,' indicating a major global conflict.

역사 책에서 제2차 세계 대전에 대해 배웠어요.

I learned about World War II in the history book.


Here, '대전' is also used as a proper noun to indicate the city where the event took place.

대전에서 열리는 과학 박람회에 참여했습니다.

I participated in the science expo held in Daejeon.