North Korea en · PROPN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From north + Korea, due to its northerly position on the Korean peninsula.
Meanings
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A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
The Little Assembly directed the commission to hold elections "wherever possible" which means, in effect, the United States-occupied zone. Russia, occupying North Korea, has boycotted the commission completely.
1948 March 9 [1948 March 8], “U.N. Officials Fight Korea Voting Plan”, in The Washington Post, number 26,199, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:North Korea is currently experiencing a dire food crisis, with analysts warning the present situation could deteriorate into a similar humanitarian disaster seen during the four-year famine in the mid-1990s — referred to as the "Arduous March" by the regime — which led to the deaths of millions of people.
2023 January 27, Julian Ryall, “North Korea teetering on the brink of a humanitarian crisis”, in DW News, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2023:A few species such as bat, shrew, striped hamster and muskrat are found only in North Korea. Also only in North Korea are tiger, lynx, two species of deer, Manchurian weasel and northern pika in the plateau regions of Paektusan.
1985, H. Edward Kim, “Land and People”, in Facts about Korea, 18th Revised edition, Seoul: Hollym Corporation, →OCLC, page 22:North Korea has traditionally been especially strong in weightlifting, dominating the event at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018 with eight golds.
2023 September 14, “North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games”, in France 24, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2023:Satellite images show an “unprecedented” number of freight railcars on the border between Russia and North Korea following a summit between the countries’ leaders in which they discussed military cooperation.
2023 October 7, “‘Unprecedented’ freight rail cars on North Korea’s border with Russia: satellite images”, in EFE, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2023:Some 200 hectares of rice paddies in Kangwon Province are reported to have been flooded by tropical storm Khanun, which swept across North Korea last week after battering Japan’s Okinawa.
2023 August 18, Gavin Blair, “Kim Jong-un at typhoon-hit farms as North Korea rebuked over starvation”, in The Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2023:
Forms
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Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
Juche Korea · Best Korea · People's Korea · Hermit Kingdom · DPRK · Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Translations (138)
prs کورِیَایِ شُمَالِی (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · te ఉత్తర కొరియా (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · lo ເກົາຫລີເໜືອ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · gl Corea do Norte (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ne उत्तर कोरिया (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ko 조선 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · gu ઉત્તર કોરિયા (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tg Қурияи Шимолӣ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ga Cóiré Thuaidh (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tg Кореяи Шимолӣ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sl Severna Koreja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · eo Nord-Koreio (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ky Түндүк Корея (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mk Северна Коре́ја (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tl Hilagang Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · lt Šiaurės Korėja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · si උතුරු කොරියාව (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ml ഉത്തര കൊറിയ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ar كُورِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ps شمالي کوريا (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ja 北朝鮮 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · kmr Korîya Bakur (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · id Korea Utara (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tk Demirgazyk Koreýa (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mt il-Korea ta’ Fuq (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · csb Nordowô Kòreja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · yo Guusu Kọria (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · co Corea di u Nordu (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · io Nord-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · my မြောက်ကိုရီးယား (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · pl Korea Północna (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · la Corēa Septentriōnālis (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · szl Půłnocno Koryjo (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ro Coreea de Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mn ᠤᠮᠠᠷᠠᠳᠤ ᠰᠣᠯᠤᠩᠭᠤᠰ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ar كُورِيَا الشَّمَالِيَّة (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ur شُمالِی کورِیا (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · is Norður-Kórea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · et Põhja-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ko 북한 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · bn উত্তর কোরিয়া (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mg Korea Avaratra (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mn Хойд Солонгос (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tt Төньяк Корея (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · pt Coreia do Norte (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ti ሰሜን ኮርያ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ja 北韓 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · be Паўно́чная Карэ́я (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · eu Ipar Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · kn ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊರಿಯಾ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · eo Koreio Norda (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · prs کورِیَایِی شُمَالِی (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · cs Severní Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · yue 北韓 /北韩 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sq Koreja e Veriut (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mn Умард Солонгос (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · eo Nord-Koreujo (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ba Төньяҡ Корея (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · nv Náhookǫsjí Binááʼádaałtsʼózí Dineʼé Bikéyah Yázhí (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · haw Kōlea ʻĀkau (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · kl Korea Avannarleq (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · fa-ira کُرِهٔ شُمالی (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · fo Norðurkorea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · fy Noard-Koreä (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · el Βόρεια Κορέα (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · oc Corèa del Nòrd (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sh Сје̏ве̄рна̄ Коре́ја (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · vi Bắc Hàn (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · as উত্তৰ কোৰিয়া (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sk Severná Kórea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · de Nordkorea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · nl Noord-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · kk Солтүстік Корея (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sv Nordkorea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · dz བྱང་ཀོ་རི་ཡ་ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · km កូរ៉េខាងជើង (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · dsb Pódpołnocna Koreja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · it Corea del Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · bg Се́верна Коре́я (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · cmn 北韓 /北韩 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · nn Nord-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · th เกาหลีเหนือ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · or ଉତ୍ତର କୋରିଆ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ca Corea del Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ia Corea del Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sw Korea Kaskazini (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · uz Shimoliy Koreya (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ug شىمالىي چاۋشيەن (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sh Sjȅvērnā Koréja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · zea Noôrd-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · qu Chinchay Kuriya (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · cmn 朝鮮 /朝鲜 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ka ჩრდილოეთი კორეა (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ta வடகொரியா (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sco North Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · vi Bắc Triều Tiên (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ru Се́верная Коре́я (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sw Korea ya Kaskazini (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · br Korea an Norzh (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · tr Kuzey Kore (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · eo Koreujo Norda (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · fi Pohjois-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · za Cauzsenh (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · hy Հյուսիսային Կորեա (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ast Corea del Norte (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · he צְפוֹן קוֹרֵיאָה (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · rm Corea dal Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · fr Corée du Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · uk Півні́чна Коре́я (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · rue Се́верна Коре́я (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ab Аҩадатәи Кореиа (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · hsb Sewjerna Koreja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sq Kore e Veriut (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · nb Nord-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ko 북조선 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · es Corea del Norte (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sh Се̏ве̄рна̄ Коре́ја (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · bo བྱང་ཀོ་རི་ཡ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · cu Сѣвєрьна Корєꙗ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · lv Ziemeļkoreja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · sh Sȅvērnā Koréja (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ha Koriya ta Arewa (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · am ስሜን ኮርያ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · nrf Corée du Nord (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · cmn 北朝鮮 /北朝鲜 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · vi Triều Tiên (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · mr उत्तर कोरिया (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · dv އުތުރު ކޮރެއާ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · hi उत्तर कोरिया (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · hu Észak-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · yue 朝鮮 /朝鲜 (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · az Şimali Koreya (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · ms Korea Utara (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · yi צפֿון קאָרעע (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · pa ਉੱਤਰੀ ਕੋਰੀਆ (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · af Noord-Korea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · he קוֹרֵיאָה הַצְּפוֹנִית (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea) · da Nordkorea (a country in East Asia whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea)