Korean Peninsula
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- proper noun
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península de Corea
- Chang Pogo was born in 788 C.E., one hundred years after Silla's unification of the Korean Peninsula in 668 C.E.
- peace on the Korean Peninsula
Examples
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We are committed to the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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Landmines were not limited to the DMZ; landmines of a political nature pervaded the entire Korean Peninsula.
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Together, these efforts would help form a more resilient Asian security network and build trust and security on the Korean Peninsula.
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On the one hand, the Korean Peninsula remains volatile.
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Despite the unbearable pain of that event, I have wished and worked for enduring peace on the Korean Peninsula ever since.
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The North Korean government perceives U.S. intentions on the Korean Peninsula as extremely hostile.
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In the near term, Chinese leaders must consider the potential for instability or war on the neighboring Korean Peninsula in the event North Korea were to retaliate against these new measures.
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The dual realities of the Korean Peninsula—prosperity and military tension—have coexisted for the past 60 years.
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Once the vestiges of the harsh confrontation between Seoul and Pyongyang are overcome, the Korean Peninsula could emerge as a hub for cooperation and economic prosperity.
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Our goal is not war, but rather the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Synonyms
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A peninsula in East Asia divided into North Korea and South Korea
A Korean name for the country in East Asia between China and Japan
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a peninsula belonging to or associated with Korea' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'Korean' (of Korea) with 'peninsula' (a landmass surrounded by water). This adjectival + geographic-noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistic place-naming construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Korean Peninsula is a simple place name that joins Korean and peninsula, where a peninsula means a 'piece of land that sticks out into the sea'. So the name points to the long land between two seas that today is mostly North and South Korea.