KOREA Definition & Meaning

Korea

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

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noun

a former country in East Asia, on a peninsula southeast of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at the 38th parallel into North Korea and South Korea.
Dem·o·crat·ic Peo·ple's Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of North Korea.
Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of South Korea.

Korea

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noun

a former country in E Asia, now divided into two separate countries, North Korea and South Korea. Korea occupied the peninsula between the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: an isolated vassal of Manchu China for three centuries until the opening of ports to Japanese trade in 1876; gained independence in 1895; annexed to Japan in 1910 and divided in 1945 into two occupation zones (Russian in the north, American in the south), which became North Korea and South Korea in 1948 Japanese name (1910–45)Chosen See North Korea South Korea

Korea

Historic region consisting of North Korea and South Korea ; peninsula off northeastern China separating the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, two arms of the Pacific Ocean .

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Notes

Korea was under Japanese rule in the early twentieth century. At the end of World War II , Korea was divided at the thirty-eighth parallel of north latitude into two zones, with troops of the Soviet Union in the north and troops of the United States in the south. By 1948, two separate governments had emerged, the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north and the noncommunist Republic of Korea in the south. American and Soviet troops were withdrawn by 1949. The Korean War (1950–1953) began when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Forces of the United Nations under General Douglas MacArthur aided South Korea, whereas Chinese forces aided North Korea.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Korea¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Korean Goryeo, Koryŏ

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Example Sentences

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The company said in its annual report that “substantially all” of its manufacturing is done by partners primarily located in mainland China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.

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A disgraced Yoon is now stripped of his power, but he leaves behind an ever more divided South Korea.

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China, as well as Taiwan and South Korea, are all top exporters of electronics to the US.

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The night of 3 December, when Yoon ordered troops to storm parliament, changed something in South Korea's psyche.

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The trial has also stirred concerns that South Korea is seeing the resurgence of an authoritarian far right.

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