중동

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 中東, from 中 (“middle”) + 東 (“east”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋdo̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중동]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Jungdong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Jungdong
McCune–Reischauer?	Chungdong
Yale Romanization?	cwungtong

Proper noun

중동 • (Jungdong) (hanja 中東)

1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

See also

• 극동(極東) (Geukdong)