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Definition of Korea

1. Noun. An Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook.

Definition of Korea

1. Proper noun. An ancient country in East Asia. Since World War II, Korea has been divided into two sovereign states, commonly called South Korea and North Korea in the US, or Korea and North Korea in the UK. ¹

2. Proper noun. An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Korea

Literary usage of Korea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"<Le status international de la Corée antérieurement au 29 août 1910* (Paris 1911); Terry, TP, 'The Japanese Empire, Including Korea and Formosa' (Boston ..."

2. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Box 3.3 NORTH Korea The' Role, of Inducements The North Korean capability ... North Korea was a signatory of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as well as ..."

3. North American Students and World Advance: Addresses Delivered at the Eighth by Burton St. John (1920)
"RA HARDIE The opportunity before the churches in Korea is very, very great. I am not concerned especially about the work in Korea. ..."

4. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1904)
"Japan sends to Korea, in addition to these cotton goods, cigarettes, ... The value of the goods exported by Japan to Korea between 1895 and 1900 rose from ..."

5. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... where the* JL eight men who returned from Korea were then living ... with the map of Korea, as to the names of any of the cities in the road, ..."

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