Korea
English

Location of Korea
Alternative forms
- Corea (now rare)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹi.ə/, [kʰɵˈɹi.ə]
- (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːə/, [kʰɵˈɹiːə]
- Homophone: career (non-rhotic)
- Rhymes: -iːə
Proper noun
Korea (countable and uncountable, 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
Names of Korea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoːˈreː.aː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ko‧rea
Faroese

Korea
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰoˈɹeː.a/
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Korea |
Accusative | Korea |
Dative | Korea |
Genitive | Korea |
Finnish
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) | |||
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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
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈʀeːaː/
audio (file)
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
Proper noun
Korea
- Korea (region and former country in East Asia, now divided into North Korea and South Korea)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈrɛ.a/, /kɔˈrɛ.ja/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Korea f
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Półwysep Koreański
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊ²reːa/
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