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Silla

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 57 BCE to 935 CE; at its maximum covering all of modern South Korea and most of modern North Korea.

Equivalents

FrançaisSilla
РусскийСи́лла
日本語新羅
4 more languages
한국어계림신라
اردوشلا
Tiếng ViệtTân La

Examples

The roughly foot-tall replica crown given to Mr. Trump is a reproduction of one of South Korea’s national treasures. It is a copy of one from the Silla Kingdom, a dynasty that gradually expanded over hundreds of years, starting in the first century B.C., and eventually conquered rival kingdoms to dominate the Korean Peninsula.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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