Korea
English
Location of Korea
Alternative forms
- Corea (now rare)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːə/, [kʰɵˈɹiːə]
- Homophone: career (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -iːə
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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Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkorea/
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Korea f
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- Korea in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- Korea in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Korea
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰoˈɹeː.a/
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)
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
- (current state): Etelä-Korea, Pohjois-Korea
- (peninsula): Korean niemimaa
Derived terms
See also
- korea (senses beautiful or chorea)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈʀeːaː/
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audio (file)
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): /kɔˈrɛ.a/, /kɔˈrɛ.ja/
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Korea f
- (historical) Korea (“an ancient country in East Asia”)
- (informal) Korea (“an informal name for the South Korea or North Korea”)
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Półwysep Koreański
Further reading
- Korea in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- WSJP, hasło Korea
Swahili
Proper noun
Korea
Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
Proper noun
Korea n (genitive Koreas)
See also
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