Korean Peninsula

[ kuh-ree-uhn puh-nin-suh-luh, puh-nins-yuh-luh, kaw-, koh- ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Korean Peninsula¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

After Japan invaded the Korean Peninsula in 1905, the conquerors sought to co-opt local pride to reinforce Japanese hegemony.

From The Daily Beast

Like the Korean Peninsula, Illinois is cleft into two parts: Chicagoland and “downstate.”

From The Daily Beast

But he is gone and now we have to deal with the new leader in Pyongyang for peace on the Korean Peninsula.

From The Daily Beast

Most Northern refugees in Seoul, however, fear renewed tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

From The Daily Beast

In 1894, Americans applauded as a newly militarized Japan attacked China to promote “peace and stability” on the Korean Peninsula.

From The Daily Beast

Our nation and the world must learn the lessons of the Korean Peninsula and not allow an even greater threat to rise up in Iraq.

From Project Gutenberg

On the Korean Peninsula, an oppressive regime rules a people living in fear and starvation.

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Presently, then, 37 kinds are on record from the Korean Peninsula.

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We are working to achieve a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons.

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