Korean Peninsula

American  

[kuh-ree-uhn puh-nin-suh-luh, puh-nins-yuh-luh, kaw-, koh-] / kəˈri ən pəˈnɪn sə lə, pəˈnɪns yə lə, kɔ-, koʊ- /

noun

1. the East Asian peninsula that comprises North Korea and South Korea.

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Etymology

Origin of Korean Peninsula

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Is there a security gap on the Korean Peninsula?

From The Wall Street Journal

The rockets, designed for shorter-range strikes, flew more than 220 miles before hitting an island target in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Japan's defence ministry also confirmed North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles that reached a maximum altitude of about 80 kilometres and fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Korean Peninsula's east coast.

From Barron's

She also covers politics, diplomacy and social issues on the Korean Peninsula.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2018, a study published in the journal Science proposed that the strain actually emerged on the Korean Peninsula.

From Science Daily