South Korea
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South Korea
- /ˌsaʊθ kəˈɹiːə/
Rhymes with -iːə
Where it comes from
From south + Korea, due to its southerly position on the Korean peninsula.
proper noun
- A country in East Asia, comprising the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. Official name: Republic of Korea. Capital: Seoul. HSI data indicates that up to a million dogs are bred and sacrificed annually in South Korea for human consumption, even though demand is at a “historic low,” with about 6 million dogs residing in South Korean homes and 57 percent of the population supporting the ban.
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name a country in East Asia, comprising the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
| Español | Corea del Sur |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남한 Namhan, 남조선 Namjoseon, 한국 Han'guk, 코리아 Koria, 우리나라 Urinara |
| 日本語 | 韓国 Kankoku, コリア Koria |
| 中文 | 韓國 /韩国 Hánguó, 南韓 /南韩 Nánhán, 南朝鮮 /南朝鲜 |
| हिन्दी | दक्षिण कोरिया dakṣiṇ koriyā |
| Kiswahili | Korea ya Kusini, Korea Kusini |
| Português | Coreia do Sul |
| Français | Corée du Sud |
| Deutsch | Südkorea |
| Italiano | Corea del Sud |
| Ελληνικά | Νότια Κορέα Nótia Koréa |
| Română | Coreea de Sud |
| Русский | Ю́жная Коре́я Júžnaja Koréja |
| Tiếng Việt | Hàn Quốc, Nam Hàn |
| العربية | كُورِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة kōriyā l-janūbiyya, كُورِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة kūriyā l-janūbiyya |
| עברית | דְּרוֹם קוֹרֵיאָה dróm koréa, קוריאה הדרומית koréa ha-dromít |
Talk about this word "South Korea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/south%20korea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. South Korea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/south%20korea "South Korea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/south%20korea.Cite this
@misc{south_korea_2026,
title = {South Korea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/south%20korea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
