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D.P.R.K.

D.P.R.K.

1 6.6
Short form for the official name of North Korea
  • proper noun
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  • The D.P.R.K. is known for its strict control over the media and public expression.

Examples

  • The D.P.R.K. has a complex relationship with South Korea.

  • The international community often discusses the nuclear ambitions of the D.P.R.K.

  • Diplomatic talks between the D.P.R.K. and the United States have been tense.

  • Sanctions against the D.P.R.K. have had significant economic impacts on the country.

  • The D.P.R.K. held a military parade in its capital, Pyongyang.

  • Many countries are concerned about the D.P.R.K.'s nuclear program.

  • Many citizens outside the D.P.R.K. are curious about the lives of its people.

Synonyms

North Korea
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A country in East Asia on the northern part of the Korean Peninsula

is the formal abbreviated title rather than the common country name
DPRK
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A country in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula also called North Korea

is the same abbreviation written with periods
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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The official name for North Korea, a country in the north of the Korean Peninsula

is the shortened written form of that full official name

Surface Forms

D.P.R.K. main

Morphology

D.P.R.K. = democratic + people + republic + Korea (opaque) = D + P + R + K

The letters are an initialism whose meaning depends on knowing the full expansion; the letters themselves do not allow a learner to derive the meaning.

Etymology

D.P.R.K. is a short form made from the first letters of the official name Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and it is used in news and official writing. Like U.S.A. or U.K., it points to the country commonly called 'North Korea'.