Korea

[ kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]

/ kəˈri ə, kɔ-, koʊ- /

noun

a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.Compare Korean War.

Democratic People's Republic of, official name of North Korea.

Republic of, official name of South Korea.

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Compare North Korea, South Korea.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Korea

chorea Korea

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Example sentences from the Web for korea

American intervention in Korea has frequently sparked protests, especially over film.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An examination of the complicated history of America and its movies in the Republic of Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Sony Entertainment's The Interview, political pressure delayed the arrivale of foreign films in Korea.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the Republic of Korea and United States military personnel stationed in the JSA, it is known as Propaganda Village.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Finally free of Japanese interference, Korea elected its first autonomous government in almost half a century.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The marriage has since taken place, but Korea is no longer an independent empire.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Similar flows on a smaller scale occur in Manchuria, Korea and northern China.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
Until recently Korea was not only almost devoid of railways, but had scarcely any roads.
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay
An attempt was made to conquer Korea, and envoys were sent to countries as far off as Siam.
The Civilization Of China|Herbert A. Giles
And what is to their advantage, they are closer to Korea and Manchuria than Russia is.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for korea

Korea

/ (kəˈriːə) /

noun

a former country in E Asia, now divided into two separate countries, North Korea and South Korea. Korea occupied the peninsula between the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: an isolated vassal of Manchu China for three centuries until the opening of ports to Japanese trade in 1876; gained independence in 1895; annexed to Japan in 1910 and divided in 1945 into two occupation zones (Russian in the north, American in the south), which became North Korea and South Korea in 1948Japanese name (1910–45): Chosen See North Korea, South Korea

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Cultural definitions for korea

Korea

Historic region consisting of North Korea and South Korea; peninsula off northeastern China separating the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, two arms of the Pacific Ocean.

notes for Korea

Korea was under Japanese rule in the early twentieth century. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the thirty-eighth parallel of north latitude into two zones, with troops of the Soviet Union in the north and troops of the United States in the south. By 1948, two separate governments had emerged, the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north and the noncommunist Republic of Korea in the south. American and Soviet troops were withdrawn by 1949. The Korean War (1950–1953) began when North Korean forces invaded South Korea. Forces of the United Nations under General Douglas MacArthur aided South Korea, whereas Chinese forces aided North Korea.