KOREA Definition & Meaning

Korea

[ kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]

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noun

a former country in East Asia, on a peninsula southeast of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at the 38th parallel into North Korea and South Korea.
Dem·o·crat·ic Peo·ple's Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of North Korea.
Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a, official name of South Korea.

Korea

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noun

a former country in E Asia, now divided into two separate countries, North Korea and South Korea. Korea occupied the peninsula between the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: an isolated vassal of Manchu China for three centuries until the opening of ports to Japanese trade in 1876; gained independence in 1895; annexed to Japan in 1910 and divided in 1945 into two occupation zones (Russian in the north, American in the south), which became North Korea and South Korea in 1948 Japanese name (1910–45)Chosen See North Korea South Korea

Korea

Historic region consisting of North Korea and South Korea ; peninsula off northeastern China separating the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, two arms of the Pacific Ocean .

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Notes

Korea was under Japanese rule in the early twentieth century. At the end of World War II , Korea was divided at the thirty-eighth parallel of north latitude into two zones, with troops of the Soviet Union in the north and troops of the United States in the south. By 1948, two separate governments had emerged, the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north and the noncommunist Republic of Korea in the south. American and Soviet troops were withdrawn by 1949. The Korean War (1950–1953) began when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Forces of the United Nations under General Douglas MacArthur aided South Korea, whereas Chinese forces aided North Korea.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Korea¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Korean Goryeo, Koryŏ

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Lee, who until declaring his candidacy last month was the leader of South Korea’s liberal opposition party, has been the clear favorite in polls.

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By holding off a charging Charles Howell III at LIV's Korea event, the American posted his first victory since winning last year's US Open.

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The administration has said it is working on trade deals with key countries for the industry, including South Korea and Japan.

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Warsaw has been on a spending spree, buying planes, ships, artillery systems and missiles from the US, Sweden and South Korea, among others.

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North Korea has said the development of its first road bridge to Russia is a "significant" milestone in relations between the two countries, according to the country's state media KCNA.

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