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Korean East Sea

American

[kuh-ree-uhn eest see, kaw-, koh-] / kəˈri ən ˈist ˈsi, kɔ-, koʊ- /

noun

a North Korean name of preference for the Sea of Japan.

Etymology

Origin of Korean East Sea

First recorded in 1970–75

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