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South Korea

noun

a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

• Syn: ↑Republic of Korea

• Derivationally related forms: ↑South Korean

• Members of this Region: ↑Inchon

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation

• Part Holonyms: ↑Korea, ↑Korean Peninsula, ↑Dae-Han-Min-Gook, ↑Han-Gook, ↑Asia

• Part Meronyms:

↑Seoul, ↑capital of South Korea, ↑Inchon, ↑Incheon, ↑Chemulpo, ↑Kwangju, ↑Taegu, ↑Tegu, ↑Pusan

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South Korea [South Korea] [ˌsaʊθ kəˈriə] [ˌsaʊθ kəˈriə]

a country in eastern Asia

see also ↑North Korea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.