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Hermit Kingdom

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noun

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


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The life of the 43-year-old Hermit Kingdom survivor has been scarred by battle after battle, and all she can do now is pick up the pieces.

From Fox News • Nov. 25, 2019

Sun thought back to his one-week excursion to the most isolated country in the world, nicknamed the Hermit Kingdom.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2018

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

It is manifest that, by this agreement, China, practically, acquiesced in Japan's assertion of an equal right to control the Hermit Kingdom.

From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

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