Hermit Kingdom

noun

1. Korea during the period, c1637–c1876, when it was cut off from contact with all countries except China.

Example Sentences

It’s another element in Saudi Arabia’s about-face from a hermit kingdom notorious for puritanical laws to a tourist destination that can draw 150 million visitors a year.

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North Korea’s reputation as a hermit kingdom should not give the financial sector comfort that it’s outside the reach of the regime’s hackers.

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The hermit kingdom wasn’t the only country the president thought about attacking.

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That striking gown represents Korea’s long journey from hermit kingdom to global fashion trendsetter.

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It was the first time that Korea, known from 1392 to 1897 as “the hermit kingdom,” participated in a world’s fair.

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