hermit kingdom
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hermit kingdom¹
noun hermit kingdoms
- Any country or organization that deliberately isolates itself from the wider world.
Hermit Kingdom²
proper noun the Hermit Kingdom
- North Korea. Few international observers credit the Hermit Kingdom with behaving in a rational manner, yet its current behavior appears to be drifting out of its usual, if slightly illogical, pattern of threatening its neighbors when it finds itself isolated.
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Synonym of Tibet (“a former country in East Asia that existed from 1912 until its annexation by China in 1951.”)
Similar: Tibet
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noun country or organization that isolates itself
| 中文 | 隱士王國 /隐士王国 yǐnshì wángguó |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | vương quốc ẩn sĩ, vương quốc ẩn dật |
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title = {hermit kingdom},
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