연합

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聯合, from 聯 (“ally”) + 合 (“unite”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹nɦa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [연합]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonhap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonhab
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnhap
Yale Romanization?	yen.hap

South Korean Standard Language	연합(聯合) (yeonhap)
North Korean Standard Language	련합(聯合) (ryeonhap)

Noun

연합 • (yeonhap) (hanja 聯合)

1. (South Korea) federation; coalition; alliance; union; commonwealth

   연합 왕국

   yeonhap wangguk

   United Kingdom

2. (South Korea) the state of being united; combination

   현 시점에서 그들의 연합은 기대하기 어렵다.

   Hyeon sijeomeseo geudeurui yeonhabeun gidaehagi eoryeopda.

   At this point, it is hard to expect them being united.