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Korea
Korea
English
Location of Korea
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Korea (plural Koreas)
- 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.
- An informal name for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
- Informal term for the Korean Peninsula
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
ancient country or both Koreas as a whole
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South Korea — see South Korea
North Korea — see North Korea
See also
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Names of Korea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Faroese
Korea
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰoˈɹeː.a/
Etymology
Ultimately, from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).
Proper noun
Korea n
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Korea |
| Accusative | Korea |
| Dative | Korea |
| Genitive | Korea |
Derived terms
- koreanskur
- Norðurkorea
- Suðurkorea
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
Korea
- Korea (ancient country)
- Korea (either of the two current Korean states)
- Korea (Korean peninsula)
Declension
| Inflection of Korea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Korea | Koreat | |
| genitive | Korean | Koreoiden Koreoitten |
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| partitive | Koreaa | Koreoita | |
| illative | Koreaan | Koreoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Korea | Koreat | |
| accusative | nom. | Korea | Koreat |
| gen. | Korean | ||
| genitive | Korean | Koreoiden Koreoitten Koreainrare |
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| 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 | |
Usage notes
- Plural may be used of North and South Korea collectively.
Synonyms
- (current state): Etelä-Korea, Pohjois-Korea
- (peninsula): Korean niemimaa
Derived terms
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See also
- korea (senses beautiful or chorea)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈʀeːaː/
Proper noun
Korea n (genitive Koreas, plural Korea)
Usage notes
- The plural refers to both Südkorea (Republik Korea) and Nordkorea (Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea), and does occur in forms like "die beiden Korea".
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Proper noun
Korea
- Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Proper noun
Korea
- Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)
Related terms
- Nord-Korea, Sør-Korea
- korean, koreanar, nordkorean, nordkoreanar, sørkorean, sørkoreanar
- koreansk, nordkoreansk, sørkoreansk
Polish
Map of Korea
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈrɛa/
Proper noun
Korea f
Declension
declension of Korea
Derived terms
- Koreańczyk m, Koreanka f
- adjective: koreański