Korea

See also: korea and Kórea

English

Location of Korea

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə]
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːə/, [kʰɵˈɹiːə]
  • Homophone: career (non-rhotic)
  • Rhymes: -iːə

Proper noun

Korea (countable and uncountable, plural Koreas)

  1. An ancient country in East Asia. Since World War II, Korea has been divided into two sovereign states, commonly called South Korea and North Korea in the US, or Korea and North Korea in the UK.
  2. An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
  3. Informal term for the Korean Peninsula

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Anagrams


Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkorea/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Korea f

  1. Korea

Declension

Further reading

  • Korea in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • Korea in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkoːˈreː.aː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ko‧rea

Proper noun

Korea n

  1. Korea

Derived terms


Faroese

Korea

Etymology

Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰoˈɹeː.a/

Proper noun

Korea n

  1. Korea

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Korea
Accusative Korea
Dative Korea
Genitive Korea

Derived terms


Finnish

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Noun

Korea

  1. Korea (ancient country)
  2. Korea (either of the two current Korean states)
  3. Korea (Korean peninsula)

Usage notes

  • Plural may be used of North and South Korea collectively.

Declension

Inflection of Korea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Korea Koreat
genitive Korean Koreoiden
Koreoitten
partitive Koreaa Koreoita
illative Koreaan Koreoihin
singular plural
nominative Korea Koreat
accusative nom. Korea Koreat
gen. Korean
genitive Korean Koreoiden
Koreoitten
Koreainrare
partitive Koreaa Koreoita
inessive Koreassa Koreoissa
elative Koreasta Koreoista
illative Koreaan Koreoihin
adessive Korealla Koreoilla
ablative Korealta Koreoilta
allative Korealle Koreoille
essive Koreana Koreoina
translative Koreaksi Koreoiksi
instructive Koreoin
abessive Koreatta Koreoitta
comitative Koreoineen

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • korea (senses beautiful or chorea)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈʀeːaː/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Korea n (genitive Koreas, plural Korea)

  1. Korea

Usage notes


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Proper noun

Korea

  1. Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Proper noun

Korea

  1. Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)

Polish

Map of Korea

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔˈrɛ.a/, /kɔˈrɛ.ja/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Korea f

  1. (historical) Korea (an ancient country in East Asia)
  2. (informal) Korea (an informal name for the South Korea or North Korea)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • Półwysep Koreański

Further reading


Swahili

Proper noun

Korea

  1. Korea

Derived terms


Swedish

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (goryeo)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʊ²reːa/

Proper noun

Korea n (genitive Koreas)

  1. Korea

See also

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