Korea
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1.0
- proper noun
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Corea
- The long-simmering tensions between North and South Korea resulted in an acute crisis in November 2010.
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Korea and Japan
I made my big flight from Korea to the United States.
- I made my big flight from Korea to the United States.
- Now, what is more difficult, North Korea or marriage?
- Our silks were dyed and printed in Korea and cut and sewn in China.
- OK, in celebration of me being in Korea, I had to order food.
- So, you know, I saw him going through Korea and everyone but me.
- And summary, I am going to Korea again.
- If we are sending ICBM's at North Korea, they have to fly over Russia.
- She's going back to Korea, like back to Seoul in a week.
- So I get assigned to Korea for my second tour.
- So the nations they're aware of are Korea, China, Russia, Japan, the US.
- Back to this idea of of Korea's relationship with with cuisine.
Examples
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I got my cousin in South Korea done sent me two knockoffs.
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I am grateful to the Korea Foundation for the field research fellowship.
Academic text (2011) -
I made my big flight from Korea to the United States.
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I will live in Korea for the rest of my life.
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The war in Korea was over.
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OK, in celebration of me being in Korea, I had to order food.
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When did you come into Korea?
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Truth was, she found another guy when I was in Korea.
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Precisely because trust is at a low point these days, South Korea has a chance to rebuild it.
Academic text (2011) -
The long-simmering tensions between North and South Korea resulted in an acute crisis in November 2010.
Synonyms
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A piece of land in East Asia that is mostly home to North and South Korea
A Korean name for the country in East Asia between China and Japan
Compounds
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A country in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula commonly called South Korea
The official name for North Korea, a country in the north of the Korean Peninsula
A narrow sea passage between South Korea and Japan that connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Korea comes from the name of an old kingdom, Goryeo, which ruled much of the land long ago. Foreign visitors heard Goryeo and began calling the country 'Korea', so the modern name comes from that kingdom.