대한민국

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 대한(大韓) (Daehan, Korea) + 민국(民國) (min'guk, republic), which is based on 대한 제국(大韓帝國) (Daehan jeguk, The Empire of Korea). According to 1946 Joseon Sangsik Mundap of Choe Nam-seon, 대(大) (dae, grand) is used before 한(韓) (han, Korea) to distinguish it from the traditional smaller Hans (삼한(三韓) (Samhan)). The use of (grand) in a name of empire is a Chinese tradition (ex. 大日本帝國, 大英帝國)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɦa̠nminɡuk̚]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Daehanmin'guk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Daehanmingug
McCune–Reischauer?Taehanmin'guk
Yale Romanization?tāyhanminkwuk

Proper noun

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대한민국 (Daehanmin'guk) (hanja 大韓民國)

  1. Republic of Korea (South Korea)
  2. (South Korea) Korea

Synonyms

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Meronyms

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Descendants

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