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Korea
[ kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]
noun
- a former country in East Asia, on a peninsula southeast of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at the 38th parallel into North Korea and South Korea.
- Dem·o·crat·ic Peo·ple's Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of North Korea.
- Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of South Korea.
Korea
/ kəˈriːə /
noun
- a former country in E Asia, now divided into two separate countries, North Korea and South Korea. Korea occupied the peninsula between the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: an isolated vassal of Manchu China for three centuries until the opening of ports to Japanese trade in 1876; gained independence in 1895; annexed to Japan in 1910 and divided in 1945 into two occupation zones (Russian in the north, American in the south), which became North Korea and South Korea in 1948 Japanese name (1910–45)Chosen See North Korea South Korea
Korea
- Historic region consisting of North Korea and South Korea ; peninsula off northeastern China separating the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, two arms of the Pacific Ocean .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Korea1
Example Sentences
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another display of burgeoning relations between Moscow and Pyongyang.
South Korea, for example, recently scrapped plans to phase out its large fleet of nuclear power stations over the next four decades – and will build more instead.
They've sold more albums than any other K-pop girl band last year, have tens of millions of fans worldwide and are arguably one of South Korea's hottest acts.
The new town movement spread from Europe to East Asia, such as to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
He said it sometimes felt like he was working in "North Korea or East Germany", unable to "have an open conversation" with colleagues.
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