Hermit Kingdom
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That's where she was born, in the so-called Hermit Kingdom, just north of the heavily fortified border with South Korea.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Concerns over whether the Hermit Kingdom fired a ballistic missile from a submarine rose after officials announced the test on Tuesday.
From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2019
On the other side, in the Hermit Kingdom, color dissipates.
From Time ● Mar. 3, 2016
As with many things in the Hermit Kingdom, it was also a bit strange.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2015
As early as 1876, the Mikado's advisers entered on a course which obviously aimed at the attainment of commercial, if not, also, political, ascendency in the Hermit Kingdom.
From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger
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