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Chosen

Chosen

1 9.9
A name Japan used for Korea when it was a Japanese colony between 1910 and 1945
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Chosen
  • Wren found herself thinking of Par Ohmsford's tale of the Elven girl Amberle, the most famous Chosen of all.

Examples

  • The Chosen. Chaim Potok, read by Jonathan Davis. Recorded Books. 8 cassettes. 1-4025-2199-5.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Zalman gave him books: The Chosen, A Hedge of Roses, and The Code of Jewish Law.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We had him circumcised when he was an infant, brought him up within the Reform movement as a moderately observant Jew, and kept telling him that he, of all people, was truly one of the Chosen.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Chosen was the name used for Korea when it was under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945.

  • During the period of Chosen, many cultural exchanges took place between Japan and Korea.

  • Chosen is a term that reflects a significant historical era in Korea's history under Japanese administration.

Synonyms

Joseon
vsChosen
  • Literature
1 9.9

A name the Japanese used for Korea from 1910 to 1945

is the same name but written in a different romanized form

Compounds

chosen people
  • Literature
11 7.5

A group of people who believe God selected them for a special purpose

well-chosen
6 4.1

Carefully picked to suit a situation or purpose

Surface Forms

Chosen main

Etymology

Chosen comes from the old Korean name Joseon, which means 'morning calm'. Japan used the same name, pronounced Chōsen, for Korea when it ruled the country from 1910 to 1945, so Chosen refers to Korea during that historical period.