South Korea

[ south kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]

noun

1. Official_name Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a. a country in East Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at the 38th parallel. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). : Seoul.

South Korea

noun

1. a republic in NE Asia: established as a republic in 1948; invaded by North Korea and Chinese Communists in 1950 but division remained unchanged at the end of the war (1953); includes over 3000 islands; rapid industrialization. Language: Korean. Religions: Buddhist, Confucianist, Shamanist, and Chondokyo. Currency: won. Capital: Seoul. Pop: 48 955 203 (2013 est). Area: 98 477 sq km (38 022 sq miles) Korean nameHanguk

South Korea

1. Officially the Republic of Korea ; located on the peninsula separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan , two arms of the Pacific Ocean . Its capital and largest city is Seoul .

Notes

During the 1980s, South Korea became a major industrial power in Asia .

Supported by the United States, South Korea was created in 1948 after American and Soviet occupation zones established at the end of World War II had divided Korea into north and south.

During the Korean War , noncommunist South Korea, aided by forces of the United Nations , and communist North Korea , aided by Chinese forces, fought from 1950 to 1953.

Other Words From

• South Ko·re·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

A brief yearly silence has once again enveloped South Korea, as half a million students across the country sit for the most important test of their lives.

From BBC

“Ladies, we need to start considering the 4B movement like the women in South Korea and give America a severely sharp birth rate decline,” read one post on X with over 450,000 likes.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the weekend, a lot of people asked me about the 4B movement in South Korea, which I mentioned in passing in the "cat lady" column.

From Salon

In an Aug. 19 post on Web3 is Going Just Great, White posted news reports that Ziemian had been arrested in Montenegro, and that he faces international warrants from authorities in Poland and South Korea.

From Los Angeles Times

YANGJU, South Korea — In the late 1970s, before he became a television star and a household name in South Korea, Im Chae-moo was working as an extra when he had an epiphany.

From Los Angeles Times