Definitions for koreakəˈri ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ko•re•akəˈri ə(n.)
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45.
Category: Geography (places)
Democratic People's Republic of,
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: official name of North Korea
Republic of,
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: official name of South Korea
Princeton's WordNet
Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook(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
Wiktionary
Korea(ProperNoun)
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.
Korea(ProperNoun)
An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Origin: From 고려.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Korea
Former kingdom, located on Korea Peninsula between Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea on east coast of Asia. In 1948, the kingdom ceased and two independent countries were formed, divided by the 38th parallel.
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