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적도

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 赤道.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeokdo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeogdo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏkto
Yale Romanization?cekto

Noun

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적도 (jeokdo) (hanja 赤道)

  1. equator (circle around the earth)
    바이수에이는 대략, 플로리다의 탬파만큼이나 적도에 가깝다.
    baisueineun daeryak, peulloridaui taempamankeumina jeokdoe gakkapda.
    Baishui is about as close to the equator as Tampa, Florida.
    2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

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