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Korea
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Korea
(proper noun)
North Korea
(proper noun)
South Korea
(proper noun)
Korea
/kə
ˈ
rijə/
proper noun
Korea
/kə
ˈ
rijə/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of KOREA
1
:
area of eastern Asia
2
:
North Korea and South Korea
— Korean
/kə
ˈ
rijən/
adjective or noun
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