Goguryeo

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Goguryeo

  • /ɡəʊˈɡʊəjəʊ/ UK
  • /ɡoʊˈɡʊəɹjoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)jəʊ

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From the Revised Romanization of Korean 고구려(高句麗) (Goguryeo). Compare Goryeo and Korea.

proper noun Koguryŏ · Koguryo · Kokwulye

  1. historical An ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 CE; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia. During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over fla

    Similar: Gaogouli

  2. historical The language spoken in the Goguryeo kingdom.

    Similar: Kaokouli, Kao-kou-li

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name ancient kingdom on the Korean Peninsula

한국어고구려 Goguryeo, 고구려(高句驪)) Goguryeo
日本語高句麗 Kōkuri, 高麗 Koma
中文高句麗 /高句丽 Gāogōulí
FrançaisGoguryeo, Koguryo
РусскийКогурё Kogurjó
Tiếng ViệtCao Câu Li, Cao Câu Ly

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@misc{goguryeo_2026,
  title = {Goguryeo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goguryeo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}