Hermit Kingdom
Americannoun
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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
As with many things in the Hermit Kingdom, it was also a bit strange.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2015
Kirk told WBEZ-FM that it was vital to show The Hermit Kingdom that "you cannot edit what we want to see and do in the United States under the First Amendment."
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 20, 2014
The Hermit Kingdom, as it has been called, became completely isolated and stagnant nor was there any literary or intellectual life except the mechanical study of the Chinese classics.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
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