Korea

Definitions

1. A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.
   countable, uncountable
2. South Korea: A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
   countable, informal, uncountable
3. North Korea: A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea.
   countable, rare, uncountable
4. A peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“After the death of the empreſs Papûſha he had been baniſhed into Korea, from whence he was removed to Quey-lin Fû, the capital of Quang-ſi.”

“Then I told the delegates of the trip⟳ which I had taken with my wife, Jane, into Korea on the previous Thanksgiving, and of how I had celebrated my seventy-fourth birthday on the snowy mountains of Korea, eating from a mess kit with the men in uniform.”

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