Hermit Kingdom

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noun

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

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But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
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A variety of systems were in place across countries like the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
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Fuming Iranian officials blamed the United States and United Kingdom for backing the militants, and Pakistan for inaction.
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The young Jordanian pilot comes from a well-known military family in the kingdom and his uncle is a retired major general.
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The FBI and the President may claim that the Hermit Kingdom is to blame for the most high-profile network breach in forever.
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony|Marc Rogers|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The prizes were plate, and the profits were to be expended in repairing the havens of the kingdom.
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While the majority pulled in one way there was an active minority that wished the Nana to set up an independent kingdom.
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