"Blue House" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Blue House [canonical]
Etymology: By analogy with the White House, from the blue tiles used to tile the roof of the executive mansion ("house") of the Republic of Korea. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|def=1|head=Blue House}} the Blue House
  1. The executive mansion of South Korea, in Seoul, housing the residence and office of the President of South Korea Wikipedia link: en:Blue House Categories (place): South Korea Related terms: White House Translations (executive mansion of South Korea): 青瓦臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 青瓦台 (Qīngwǎtái) (Chinese Mandarin), 青瓦台 (Seigadai) (alt: せいがだい) (Japanese), និលវិមាន (nɨlvimiən) (Khmer), វិមានខៀវ (vimiənkhiəw) (Khmer), 청와대 (Cheong'wadae) (Korean), Nhà Xanh (Vietnamese), Thanh Ngõa Đài (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Blue_House-en-name-HE9UhuR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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