North Korea

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

noun

1. Official_name Dem·o·crat·ic Peo·ple's 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. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). : Pyongyang.

North Korea

noun

1. a republic in NE Asia, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: established in 1948 as a people's republic; mostly rugged and mountainous, with fertile lowlands in the west Language: Korean. Currency: won. Capital: Pyongyang. Pop: 24 720 407 (2013 est). Area: 122 313 sq km (47 225 sq miles) Official nameDemocratic People's Republic of Korea Korean nameChosŏn

North Korea

1. Republic on northern Korean Peninsula on east coast of Asia , bounded on the north by China , on the northeast by Russian Siberia , on the east by the Sea of Japan , on the south by South Korea , and on the west by the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang.

Notes

The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea . Supplied by the Soviets, and eventually joined by the Chinese, North Korea fought forces of South Korea and the United Nations .

It was established in 1948 after two occupation zones were set up in northern and southern Korea during World War II .

Run by one most closed and repressive regimes on Earth, North Korea has suffered from food shortages and a deteriorating economy.

A communist country that used to have close ties with the Soviet Union , North Korea, continues to maintain a close relationship with China.

Other Words From

• North Ko·re·an adjective noun

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.

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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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Unconfirmed reports say North Korea may send as many as 100,000 soldiers, in addition to artillery and other weapons to its ally.

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The Koreas have also suspended a pact aimed at lowering military tensions between them, shortly after North Korea said that the South was now “enemy number one”.

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A major Russian counter offensive is expected there within days, assisted by as many as 10,000 troops from North Korea.

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