Korea (redirected from Choson)

Ko·re·a  (k-r, kô-, k-)

A peninsula and former country of eastern Asia between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Site of an ancient civilization dating to the 12th century b.c., the peninsula was united as a kingdom in the 7th century a.d. and despite a Mongol invasion (13th century) remained unified until the Japanese occupation of 1910 to 1945. After World War II the Soviet- and U.S.-occupied territories formed separate republics, and a North Korean invasion of the south led to the Korean War (1950-1953). The peninsula is now divided between North Korea and South Korea.

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Korea - an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook, Korean Peninsula Chino-Japanese War, Sino-Japanese War - a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur Korean War - a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953 D.P.R.K., Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, North Korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948 Republic of Korea, South Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948 Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Translations

Korea [kəˈrɪə] n → Corea;

North/South Korea → Corea del Norte/Sur

Korea [kəˈrɪə] n → Corée f;

North/South Korea → Corée du Nord/Sud

Korea [kəˈrɪə] n → Korea nt;

North Korea → Nordkorea nt;

South Korea → Südkorea nt

Korea [kəˈriːə] n → Corea;

North/South Korea → Corea del Nord/Sud