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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

1 5.0
The official name for North Korea, a country in the north of the Korean Peninsula
  • proper noun
translation icon : República Popular Democrática de Corea
  • Leaders from various countries approached diplomatic talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to address regional security issues.
  • DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Examples

  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, abbreviated DPRK, and commonly referred to as North Korea, is a socialist country located in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula.

    Blog text (11)

  • A float with 'the family image' proceeds during the People's Parade on the 55th Anniversary of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name).

    Blog text (11)

  • Implementation of Safeguards in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

    Blog text (31)

  • The second culprit is communist North Korea, the quaintly titled Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

    Blog text (31)

  • The recent North Korean nuclear problem was not solved by the two Koreas themselves, but by the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea through the Geneva Framework Agreement in October 1994.

    Academic text (1999)

  • During the 1990s, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) loomed as the quintessential rogue state.

    Academic text (2001)

  • On Friday, in announcing new relaxations of trade sanctions against Myanmar, the United States said it "remains concerned about corruption, remaining political prisoners, continued military ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and ethnic conflict."

    Blog text (31)

  • Furthermore, in April 1996, President Bill Clinton and President Kim Young Sam announced a proposal for four-party talks (Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States, and China) on Korean reunification.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, was established in 1948.

  • The United Nations held discussions regarding the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Synonyms

North Korea
vsDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
103 1.8

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

is the formal official name used by the state rather than the common name
DPRK
vsDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
4 6.3

A country in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula also called North Korea

is the full official name rather than a short unpunctuated form
D.P.R.K.
vsDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
1 6.6

Short form for the official name of North Korea

is the unabbreviated formal name rather than a shortened dotted form

Surface Forms

Democratic People's Republic of Korea main

Morphology

democratic + People's + republic + of + Korea

The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'democratic' + 'people's' + 'republic' + 'of Korea' clearly denotes an official state name — a republic in Korea that claims to be democratic and of the people. Although the political reality (i.e., that this name refers specifically to North Korea) may require world-knowledge, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can derive the basic meaning, so it is transparent.

Etymology

The name Democratic People's Republic of Korea was chosen in 1948 when the country was formed. The words Democratic, People's, and Republic were meant to say the state was 'for the people' and not ruled by a king, so the phrase is the country's 'official name' for North Korea.