Korea
pronunciation
How to pronounce Korea in British English:
UK [kəˈriə]
How to pronounce Korea in American English:
US [kəˈriə]
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- Noun:
- an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson
Word Origin
- Korea
- from Chinese Gao li, name of a dynasty founded 918, literally "high serenity." Japanese Chosen is from Korean Choson, literally "land of morning calm," from cho "morning" + son "calm." Related: Korean (1610s).
Example
- 1. Google already faces several probes in south korea .
- 2. The korea university business school emba is the other debutant in the top 25 .
- 3. South korea 's response was restrained .
- 4. South korea followed a similar path .
- 5. South korea has been more tentative .