noun
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
• Syn: ↑North Korea, ↑D.P.R.K., ↑DPRK
• Derivationally related forms: ↑North Korean (for: ↑North Korea)
• Members of this Region: ↑Yalu River
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Part Holonyms: ↑Korea, ↑Korean Peninsula, ↑Dae-Han-Min-Gook, ↑Han-Gook, ↑Asia
• Part Meronyms: ↑Pyongyang, ↑capital of North Korea, ↑Yalu, ↑Yalu River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.